U.S. equity benchmarks ended the session in negative territory on Tuesday, pressured by declines in the Industrials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors.
At the close on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.79%. The S&P 500 finished down 0.71%, while the Nasdaq Composite retreated 1.03%.
Index movers and notable performers
On the Dow, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the session's strongest performer among its components, gaining 2.61% or 8.28 points to finish at 325.13. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 2.38% or 4.91 points to close at 211.05, and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose 2.07% or 5.51 points to 271.36.
At the other end of the Dow, Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) fell 2.62% or 8.86 points to 329.95. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 2.46% or 8.06 points to end at 319.77, and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) dropped 2.30% or 18.31 points to 779.16.
Across the S&P 500, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) led gains, jumping 9.91% to 154.25. Edison International (NYSE:EIX) climbed 8.93% to settle at 58.80, and PG&E Corp (NYSE:PCG) rose 5.92% to close at 14.06.
The weakest stocks on the S&P 500 included Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ:AXON), which fell 8.52% to 518.30. Cadence Design Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CDNS) lost 7.60% to settle at 313.04, and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) was down 6.90% to 215.07 at the close.
Movers on the Nasdaq Composite
The Nasdaq saw some extreme single-stock moves among smaller-cap listings. NewGenIvf Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NIVF) surged 195.75% to 1.33. Sono Group NV (NASDAQ:SSM) rose 77.43% to 4.76, and FlyE Group Inc (NASDAQ:FLYE) gained 61.76% to close at 2.20.
On the downside, Alumis Inc (NASDAQ:ALMS) fell 56.58% to 9.47. Cellyan Biotechnology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HKPD) declined 45.54% to 0.18, and VisionWave Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:VWAV) lost 26.07% to 0.61.
Shares in Cellyan Biotechnology Co Ltd (NASDAQ:HKPD) and VisionWave Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:VWAV) fell to all-time lows, with HKPD losing 45.54% or 0.15 to 0.18 and VWAV down 26.07% or 0.22 to 0.61.
Market breadth and volatility
On the New York Stock Exchange, declines outnumbered advances by 1,914 to 817, with 87 issues unchanged. On the Nasdaq, 2,402 issues fell, 1,013 advanced and 188 were unchanged. The CBOE Volatility Index - a gauge of implied volatility for S&P 500 options - rose 9.45% to 16.33.
Commodities and currencies
Precious metals and energy posted divergent moves. Gold futures for December delivery fell 2.41% or 108.06 to $4,373.44 a troy ounce. In energy markets, October delivery crude oil rose 5.87% or 5.03 to $90.79 a barrel, while the December Brent contract increased 7.86% or 6.95 to trade at $95.32 a barrel.
In FX markets, EUR/USD was effectively flat, changing 0.23% to 1.16, while USD/JPY strengthened 0.29% to 160.20. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures were up 0.26% at 99.64.
What this session shows
Tuesday's action was marked by sector-led weakness across Industrials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials, with notable volatility in individual equities and in broader sentiment measures. Energy commodities moved higher while gold declined, and the dollar showed modest strength by session end.