Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology , Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials , Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.98%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.40%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ), which rose 4.01% or 6.58 points to trade at 170.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) added 0.53% or 2.67 points to end at 505.69 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) was up 0.27% or 0.61 points to 226.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE: AXP ), which fell 3.20% or 10.27 points to trade at 310.65 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD ) declined 3.10% or 11.47 points to end at 358.64 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE: UNH ) was down 2.95% or 8.87 points to 291.71.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) which rose 6.92% to 53.17, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR ) which was up 6.89% to settle at 171.92 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD ) which gained 6.41% to close at 155.61.

The worst performers were State Street Corp (NYSE: STT ) which was down 7.29% to 102.01 in late trade, Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE: A ) which lost 5.95% to settle at 112.94 and BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK ) which was down 5.88% to 1,046.16 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CYCC ) which rose 270.39% to 12.26, Longevity Health Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: XAGE ) which was up 125.33% to settle at 5.96 and Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd ADR (NASDAQ: TDTH ) which gained 59.03% to close at 0.73.

The worst performers were Picocela Inc ADR (NASDAQ: PCLA ) which was down 76.11% to 0.81 in late trade, Briacell Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ: BCTX ) which lost 61.78% to settle at 0.77 and Ryvyl Inc (NASDAQ: RVYL ) which was down 48.14% to 0.34 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2262 to 513 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2482 fell and 857 advanced, while 123 ended unchanged.

Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ) rose to all time highs; up 4.01% or 6.58 to 170.65. Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.53% or 2.67 to 505.69. Shares in Briacell Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ: BCTX ) fell to all time lows; falling 61.78% or 1.25 to 0.77. Shares in Ryvyl Inc (NASDAQ: RVYL ) fell to all time lows; losing 48.14% or 0.31 to 0.34.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.05% to 17.38.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.70% or 23.58 to $3,335.52 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.39% or 0.26 to hit $66.72 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.51% or 0.35 to trade at $68.86 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.55% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.78% to 148.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 98.33.