The US stock market closed trading on Tuesday with growth due to strengthening of oil and gas, raw materials and consumer goods sectors.
At the close of the New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones rose 0.12%, S&P 500 rose 0.12%, and NASDAQ Composite Index rose 0.01%.
The leaders of growth among the components of Dow Jones index were the shares of Pfizer Inc (N: PFE), which rose by 0.64 p. (2.04%) and closed at around 31.97. Quotes of Exxon Mobil Corporation (N: XOM) rose 1.60 p. (1.99%), ending trading at 81.88. Shares of Chevron Corporation (N: CVX) rose 1.34 p. (1.49%), closing at 91.35.
Leaders of falling were shares of Walt Disney Company (N: DIS), the price of which fell 1.47 p. (1.23%), ending the session at around 117.95. Shares of Merck & Company Inc (N: MRK) fell 0.53 p. (0.98%) to close at 53.48, and American Express Company (N: AXP) fell in price by 0.61 p. (0.84%) and closed trading at around 71.63.
The leaders of growth among the components of S&P 500 were the shares of Keurig Green Mountain Inc (O: GMCR), which rose 6.85% to reach 48.85, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (N: CHK), which added 6, 81%, to close at 5.49, and shares of Dollar Tree Inc (O: DLTR), which rose 6.63%, ending the session at around 74.16.
Leaders of falling were shares of Patterson Companies Inc (O: PDCO), which fell in price by 6.00%, closing at 45.71. Shares of Signet Jewelers Ltd (N: SIG) lost 4.10% and ended the session at 134.89. Quotes of Delta Air Lines Inc (N: DAL) fell in price by 3.08% to reach 47.24.
The leaders of growth among NASDAQ Composite Index components were the shares of Voltari Corp (O: VLTC), which rose 144.71% to reach 8.565, Great Basin Scientific Inc (O: GBSN), which took 120.00% to close at 0.1210, as well as shares of The Bon-Ton Stores Inc (O: BONT), which increased by 40.80% and closed the session at around 1.76.
The falling leaders were shares of KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc (O: KBIO), which fell in price by 53.42% to close at 18.400. Shares of Uni-Pixel Inc (O: UNXL) lost 51.65% and closed the session at 0.72, and quotes of XBiotech Inc (O: XBIT) fell in price by 33.96% to reach 8.75.
On the New York Stock Exchange, the number of advancing securities (2104) exceeded the number closed in red (1339), and the quotations of 5 shares remained virtually unchanged. On the NASDAQ stock market, the papers of 1549 companies rose, 1043 decreased, and 78 remained at the previous close.
The Volatility Index – CBOE Volatility Index, which is based on indicators of options trading on the S&P 500, rose 1.54% to reach 15.86.
USD Index fell 0.15% to 99.68.