U.S. equities closed lower on Tuesday as weakness in Industrials, Technology and Basic Materials weighed on the broader market. At the New York Stock Exchange close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.25%, the S&P 500 declined 0.45% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.16%.
Notable movers among blue chips
Among the Dow components, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was the session's strongest performer, advancing 3.52% or 5.91 points to finish at 174.01. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose 3.05% or 7.91 points to close at 267.24, while UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) gained 2.44% or 10.20 points to end the day at 428.19.
On the downside, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) posted one of the steepest losses on the Dow, dropping 3.07% or 29.80 points to 940.12 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 2.65% or 6.13 points to 225.05, and Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) fell 1.97% or 6.87 points to 342.26.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq extremes
Across the S&P 500, top gains were recorded by Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp Class A (NASDAQ:CTSH), which climbed 6.21% to 43.94, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), up 5.85% to settle at 51.67, and Cboe Global Markets Inc (NYSE:CBOE), which added 5.53% to close at 258.64.
The laggards on the S&P 500 included Teradyne Inc (NASDAQ:TER), down 9.79% to 342.37, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which lost 9.53% to settle at 110.56, and Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC), which declined 8.54% to 235.80 at the close.
On the Nasdaq Composite, an outsized move higher was recorded in Creative Global Technology Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:CGTL), which jumped 1,361.29% to 4.53. Biopharmaceutical name Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CRNX) rose 98.74% to 83.53, while ClearOne Inc (NASDAQ:CLRO) gained 96.86% to close at 13.78.
Conversely, several listed small caps posted sharp declines: Lianhe Sowell Int Group (NASDAQ:LHSW) fell 41.72% to 3.96, WF Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:WFF) lost 31.65% to 2.03, and KIDZ AI Inc (NASDAQ:KIDZ) dropped 29.90% to 0.74.
Market internals and milestones
Declining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by 1,633 to 1,128, with 71 issues unchanged. On the Nasdaq, 2,200 stocks fell and 1,235 advanced, while 137 ended unchanged. Several large caps reached new highs during the session: Johnson & Johnson rose to an all-time high at 267.24; UnitedHealth Group climbed to a 52-week high at 428.19; Crinetics Pharmaceuticals reached an all-time high at 83.53; and ClearOne marked a 52-week high at 13.78.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which gauges implied volatility on S&P 500 options, increased 3.60% to 16.13.
Commodities and FX
Commodities trading showed mixed outcomes. Gold futures for August delivery were reported down 1.12% or 46.81 to $4,120.69 a troy ounce. In energy markets, crude oil for August delivery rose 5.22% or 3.58 to $72.13 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract increased 5.36% or 3.86 to trade at $75.85 a barrel.
Foreign exchange rates were largely steady in the session: EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% at 1.14, and USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% at 162.09. The US Dollar Index futures were up 0.23% at 100.85.
What the close shows
Taken together, the session was marked by a broad-based pullback in major averages, with strength concentrated in select energy and large-cap healthcare names. Volatility ticked higher and market breadth favored decliners, while a handful of small-cap and biotech names recorded dramatic percentage moves in both directions.