U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.35%

U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.35% and the S&P 500 index declining 0.02%, according to Reuters. The NASDAQ Composite index also dropped 0.15%. Among the Dow Jones components, Salesforce Inc saw a 1.75% increase, while Verizon Communications and Visa Inc both gained 1.74%. Notably, Johnson & Johnson declined 5.73%, and Caterpillar Inc fell by 3.33%.

On the S&P 500, CDW Corp, Valero Energy Corporation, and Charter Communications Inc were the top gainers. Conversely, Applied Materials Inc, Johnson & Johnson, and Citigroup Inc were the worst performers. The CBOE Volatility Index rose by 0.39% to 15.27, while gold futures and crude oil prices saw slight increases.