U.S. Stocks Rise After Close on Tuesday

U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services, and Financials sectors.

Market Performance

At the close in NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.91%
– S&P 500 index gained 1.10%
– NASDAQ Composite index added 1.35%

Best Performers on the Dow Jones

• Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT): +2.58% (2.33 points) to $92.68
• Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS): +2.10% (12.01 points) to $582.79
• Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN): +1.77% (3.99 points) to $229.05

Worst Performers on the Dow Jones

• Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ): -0.34% (0.14 points) to $39.80
• Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH): -0.05% (0.24 points) to $506.10
• Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE): +0.04% (0.03 points) to $76.79

Top Performers on the S&P 500

• Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA): +7.36% to $462.28
• Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI): +5.96% to $34.33
• Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO): +3.15% to $239.68

Worst Performers on the S&P 500

• Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA): -1.18% to $9.19
• Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE): -1.16% to $68.40
• Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM): -0.80% to $19.81

Top Performers on the NASDAQ Composite

• Baosheng Media Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:BAOS): +310.40% to $7.10
• Hour Loop Inc (NASDAQ:HOUR): +203.45% to $4.40
• Graphjet Technology (NASDAQ:GTI): +168.72% to $0.61

Worst Performers on the NASDAQ Composite

• Sol Gel Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:SLGL): -40.62% to $0.98
• Direct Digital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:DRCT): -32.55% to $3.71
• Check Cap Ltd (NASDAQ:CHEK): -31.11% to $1.55

Market Trends

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE, with 2121 rising and 650 declining; on the Nasdaq, 2196 rose and 1066 fell.

Baosheng Media Group and Hour Loop shares hit 52-week highs, rising 310.40% and 203.45%, respectively.

Volatility and Commodities

The CBOE Volatility Index dropped 14.96% to 14.27. Gold futures for February delivery increased 0.20% to $2,633.50 per ounce, while crude oil saw gains too:
– Crude Oil (February): +1.33% to $70.16 per barrel
– Brent Oil (March): +1.24% to $73.22 per barrel

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.04
• USD/JPY: +0.02% to 157.19

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.