Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The index increased 1.40% and the index gained 2.07% at closing in NYSE.

These were the best performers of the session American Express Company (NYSE.) traded at 166.95 after the close by rising 3.90%, or 6.27 point. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:), which gained 3.54% (or 5.86 points) to finish at 171.18, and Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE:) was up 3.2% or 8.29 to 267.04 during late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:), which fell 1.55% or 1.14 points to trade at 72.28 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE 🙂 fell 0.55%, or 0.28 points, to finish at 50.79. 3M Company was down 0.36 points or 0.36% to 176.57.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 rose 8.63% at 317.24, NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ 🙂 was up 7.96% at 324.27, and AutoZone Inc NYSE : gained 7.71% at close at 2024.86.

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:) was among the worst-performing stocks, falling 5.29% and 49.58 in late trading. Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 3.32% to settle for 650.60 Western Union The closing price of Co (NYSE 🙂 was lower by 2.80% at 17.35

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ensysce Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 136.30% to 3.19, Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 66.67% to settle at 4.600 and Trupanion Inc (NASDAQ:), which closed at 155.41 after gaining 39.03%

These were the worst performers Insignia Systems Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 31.03% to 10.380 during late trade AeroVironment Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 27.48%, to settle at 56.98 Healthequity Inc (NASDAQ) which dropped 24.60% and was at 42.73 as of the closing

The New York Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining ones 2623 to 665. 102 was unchanged. On the Nasdaq Stock Exchange 2936 rose while 900 fell, while 167 was unchanged.

AutoZone Inc shares reached all-time highs, rising 7.71% (or 144.87) to 2024.86. Apple Inc (NASDAQ 🙂 shares rose to record highs with a rise of 3.54%, or 5.86, to 171.18. AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ:), shares fell to 52 week lows, losing 27.48% (21.97) to 57.98. Trupanion Inc’s (NASDAQ:), shares rose to new all-time highs, rising by 39.03% (43.33) to 155.41 Healthequity Inc shares (NASDAQ:), fell 24.60% to their 52-week lows, losing 13.94 to 42.73.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 19.46% to 21.89.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was up 0.3% or 5.35 to $1784.85 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil rose 2.32 percent or 3.34% to $71.81 per barrel in January, while February Brent oil contracts traded at $75.17 per barrel.

EUR/USD rose 0.4% to 1.1268 while USD/JPY rose by 0.01% at 113.58.

At 96.295, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.04%.