Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms , Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods , Utilities and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.17%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.39%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ), which rose 1.30% or 2.73 points to trade at 213.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) added 1.28% or 3.06 points to end at 242.65 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK ) was up 1.22% or 1.23 points to 101.85 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG ), which fell 2.39% or 4.30 points to trade at 175.42 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ) declined 1.61% or 2.49 points to end at 152.36 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON ) was down 1.30% or 2.99 points to 226.96.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR ) which rose 6.88% to 70.96, Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AXON ) which was up 5.26% to settle at 669.87 and AT&T Inc (NYSE: T ) which gained 4.63% to close at 23.75.

The worst performers were Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP ) which was down 7.00% to 65.39 in late trade, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC ) which lost 6.10% to settle at 22.47 and ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: ON ) which was down 5.60% to 69.81 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Zjk Industrial Ltd (NASDAQ: ZJK ) which rose 172.24% to 17.26, Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc (NASDAQ: CTNT ) which was up 160.11% to settle at 4.89 and Oriental Rise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: ORIS ) which gained 81.89% to close at 11.95.

The worst performers were Revelation Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: REVB ) which was down 46.84% to 0.51 in late trade, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc (NASDAQ: OMEX ) which lost 43.63% to settle at 0.42 and Reitar Logtech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: RITR ) which was down 38.39% to 2.68 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1632 to 1187 and 68 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2209 fell and 1100 advanced, while 135 ended unchanged.

Shares in Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR ) rose to all time highs; rising 6.88% or 4.57 to 70.96. Shares in Axon Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: AXON ) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.26% or 33.48 to 669.87. Shares in AT&T Inc (NYSE: T ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.63% or 1.05 to 23.75. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) rose to all time highs; up 1.28% or 3.06 to 242.65. Shares in Zjk Industrial Ltd (NASDAQ: ZJK ) rose to all time highs; rising 172.24% or 10.92 to 17.26. Shares in Revelation Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: REVB ) fell to all time lows; losing 46.84% or 0.44 to 0.51. Shares in Oriental Rise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: ORIS ) rose to all time highs; up 81.89% or 5.38 to 11.95. Shares in Reitar Logtech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: RITR ) fell to all time lows; falling 38.39% or 1.67 to 2.68.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.30% to 13.30 a new 3-months low.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.28% or 7.39 to $2,665.89 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.72% or 1.85 to hit $69.95 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.49% or 1.79 to trade at $73.62 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.04% to 149.52.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 106.31.