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

The index gained 0.59% at the close of NYSE. However, it fell 0.06% and dropped 1.33%.

These were the best performers of the session Caterpillar Inc (NYSE 🙂 traded at 218.08 after the close by rising 5.35%. That’s 11.08 point or 11.08 percent. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) added 3.79% or 6.13 points to end at 167.83 and American Express In late trade, Company (NYSE 🙂 saw a 3.21% increase or 5.40 point to 173.61,

Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE:) fell 2.83%, or 7.23 points, to trade at 248,23 at the closing. Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:), fell 2.45% or 1.54 point to finish at 61.25, while UnitedHealth Group Incorporated. (NYSE:) dropped 2.27% or 11.38 to 490.90.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Ford Motor Company (NYSE:) which rose 11.67% to 24.31, General Motors Company (NYSE:) which was up 7.47% to settle at 65.74 and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:) which gained 7.47% to close at 33.38.

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:), down 4.55%, to 332.07 in Late Trade. PerkinElmer Inc. (NYSE:), lost 4.55% and settled at 183.45. Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (NYSE:) was at its lowest point of 4.53%, closing at 702.09

These were the top performers in the NASDAQ Composite ATA Inc (NASDAQ:) The stock rose 114.29% from 2.550 to 2.550 Hoth Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 85.71% to settle for 1.3000 NLS Pharmaceutics AG (NASDAQ) which saw a 26.05% increase to 1.500.

They were among the most disappointing. Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 42.41% to 7.020 in late trading AVROBIO Inc (NASDAQ) lost 36.63% and settled at 2.560 Valneva SE ADR (NASDAQ:) The close was 22.59% lower at 39.47

On the New York Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered those in decline by 1782-1506, and 89 closed unchanged.

Ford Motor Company’s shares rose by 11.67%, or 2.54 to 24,31. General Motors Company (NYSE) shares rose to new highs, rising 7.47% to 4.57 to 65.74. AVROBIO Inc’s shares fell by 36.63%, or 1.480 to 2.550.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.80% to 16.91.

The February delivery of Gold Futures was at $1814.90 per troy ounce, an increase of 0.82%. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose by 1.11 percent to reach $77.19/barrel, and March Brent oil, which rose by 0.03 or 0.04 to trade at $80.19/barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.1% at 1.1286. USD/JPY declined 0.02% to 116.1

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.7% at 96.280