U.S. equities slipped at the close of Tuesday’s session, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average declining 0.22% after a day of mixed performance across major indexes. The S&P 500 fell 0.69% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.33%, while the CBOE Volatility Index rose 4.28% to 15.84.
Market breadth reflected broad weakness, particularly in the industrials and technology sectors. On the New York Stock Exchange, declining issues outnumbered advancers by a margin of 1,748 to 952, with 104 stocks unchanged. The Nasdaq saw 2,046 decliners against 1,385 advancers, alongside 196 unchanged issues.
Among Dow components, Johnson & Johnson led gains with a 3.33% rise to $271.11, reaching an all-time high. Salesforce added 2.71% to $196.14, while Nike climbed 2.48% to $40.06. Caterpillar led decliners with a 4.58% drop to $841.23, followed by NVIDIA’s 2.34% fall to $219.74 and Sherwin-Williams’ 1.35% decline to $345.26.
The S&P 500’s top performer was Targa Resources, which surged 7.13% to $297.77, setting a new record. Insulet rose 5.96% to $148.03, and Ulta Beauty gained 4.71% to $516.58. Seagate Technology led laggards with a 9.19% drop to $903.39, followed by Teradyne’s 8.77% decline to $404.29 and Jabil Circuit’s 8.45% fall to $338.62.
Nasdaq-listed stocks showed extreme volatility, with Profusa surging 506.62% to $27.48, Freecast up 143.08% to $2.09, and IP Strategy Holdings gaining 113.26% to $15.76. On the downside, Lucas GC plunged 82.86% to $0.24, Zenta Group fell 40.67% to $1.94, and Reitar Logtech Holdings declined 33.66% to $0.08.
Commodities and currencies moved modestly. Gold futures for December delivery fell 1.83% to $4,391.75 per troy ounce. Crude oil for October delivery rose 0.60% to $84.24 per barrel, while Brent crude for October gained 0.24% to $91.09. The euro held steady against the dollar at 1.16, while the yen weakened slightly as the USD/JPY pair rose 0.13% to 159.65. The U.S. Dollar Index futures were up 0.04% at 99.58.
