U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.36%

U.S. stocks finished mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.36% and the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite indexes showing modest gains. The strongest performers among Dow Jones constituents were Amgen Inc, Home Depot Inc, and 3M Company, while Cisco Systems Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and American Express Company were among the weakest.

The S&P 500's top gainers were Monolithic Power Systems Inc, Celanese Corporation, and Lennar Corporation, while the worst performers were Gen Digital Inc, GoDaddy Inc, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. On the NASDAQ Composite, Jaguar Health Inc, Lianhe Sowell Int Group, and Zeo Energy Corp led the gains, with Compass Therapeutics, Inc., Treasure Global Inc, and Hub Cyber Security Ltd among the biggest losers.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a margin of 1357 to 1346, with only 193 stocks ending unchanged. Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and the companies mentioned earlier hit 52-week lows. The CBOE Volatility Index dropped to a 6-month low of 14.21, while gold futures and crude oil prices saw slight increases. EUR/USD remained flat, and USD/JPY showed a minor rise. The US Dollar Index Futures ended up 0.10%.