U.S. Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday, primarily driven by losses in Basic Materials, Utilities, and Oil & Gas sectors.

At the close on the NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.35%.
– S&P 500 declined 0.30%.
– NASDAQ Composite lost 0.24%.

Best and Worst Performers

Dow Jones Industrial Average

• Best:

  • Boeing Co (BA): +4.50% (+7.06 points) to 164.10
  • American Express Company (AXP): +1.82% (+5.39 points) to 302.11
  • Honeywell International Inc (HON): +1.77% (+3.99 points) to 229.08

• Worst:

  • Caterpillar Inc (CAT): -2.72% (-10.87 points) to 388.39
  • NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): -2.69% (-3.74 points) to 135.07
  • Merck & Company Inc (MRK): -2.69% (-2.79 points) to 101.00

S&P 500

• Top Performers:

  • Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA): +17.74% to 10.42
  • Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL): +5.59% to 185.17
  • Alphabet Inc Class C (GOOG): +5.32% to 186.53

• Worst Performers:

  • Moderna Inc (MRNA): -9.07% to 41.51
  • Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI): -8.20% to 40.54
  • Oracle Corporation (ORCL): -6.67% to 177.74

NASDAQ Composite

• Top Performers:

  • JLong Group Ltd (JL): +888.63% to 3.13
  • Chimerix Inc (CMRX): +219.08% to 2.76
  • Uniqure NV (QURE): +109.73% to 15.30

• Worst Performers:

  • CervoMed Inc (CRVO): -78.93% to 2.16
  • Biora Therapeutics Inc (BIOR): -58.54% to 0.56
  • Medirom Healthcare Technologies Inc (MRM): -42.86% to 1.60

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE: 1767 to 1029; on the Nasdaq: 1896 fell and 1410 advanced.

Other Market Indicators

• CBOE Volatility Index: -0.07% to 14.18
• Gold Futures (February delivery): +1.28% to $2,720.16
• Crude Oil (January delivery): +0.15% to $68.47
• Brent Oil (February contract): -0.11% to $72.06
• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.05
• USD/JPY: +0.49% to 151.93
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.24% to 106.08