US close: Stocks finish mixed after holiday weekend
Wall Street trading closed in a mixed state on Tuesday, as traders return to their desks after the Independence Day long weekend.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6% at 34,577.37 and the S&P 500 lost 0.2% to 4,343.54, while the Nasdaq Composite managed gains of 0.17% to 14,663.64.
The Dow closed 208.98 points lower on Tuesday, adding to the losses recorded on the last day of trading before the extended break.
In focus on Tuesday, investors were keeping an eye on oil as prices hit a six-year high after talks between OPEC and its allies were postponed amid rising tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
On the macro front, IHS Markit's seasonally adjusted services PMI business activity index came in at 64.6 in June, down from 70.4 in May and slightly below the earlier released flash estimate of 64.8.
It was the third-fastest expansion in output since data collection began in October 2009.
Elsewhere, the IHS sector PMI revealed all seven US sectors had seen strong growth in June, led by healthcare, at 67.0 last month, up from 65.1 in May.
Lastly, the Institute of Supply Management's services PMI declined to 60.1 from 64, missing market expectations for a reading of 63.5.
In the corporate space, Amazon closed 4.69% higher after Andy Jassy officially took over as chief executive, with Jeff Bezos now switching to the role of executive chairman.
Dow Jones - Risers
Apple Inc. (AAPL) $142.02 1.47%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $250.25 0.83%
American Express Co. (AXP) $169.56 0.63%
Visa Inc. (V) $239.60 0.41%
Nike Inc. (NKE) $160.18 0.23%
Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $410.26 0.22%
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $135.98 0.06%
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $277.66 0.00%
Honeywell International Inc. (HON) $230.94 0.00%
Dowdupont Inc. (DWDP) $30.52 0.00%
Dow Jones - Fallers
Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) $61.93 -2.49%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $243.65 -2.03%
Chevron Corp. (CVX) $103.99 -1.96%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $213.52 -1.95%
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $173.69 -1.93%
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $153.41 -1.68%
3M Co. (MMM) $196.89 -1.50%
Intel Corp. (INTC) $56.09 -1.18%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $369.86 -1.15%
Home Depot Inc. (HD) $319.26 -1.07%
S&P 500 - Risers
Affiliated Mgrs Group (AMG) $166.80 6.96%
Amazon.Com Inc. (AMZN) $3,675.74 4.69%
Abiomed Inc. (ABMD) $326.75 3.07%
Apartment Investment & Management Co. (AIV) $7.01 2.79%
Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) $374.93 2.55%
Extra Space Storage (EXR) $170.84 2.39%
Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) $819.05 2.32%
NortonLifeLock Inc. (NLOK) $27.74 1.97%
Hologic Inc. (HOLX) $69.02 1.93%
Amer Water Works (AWK) $159.88 1.91%
S&P 500 - Fallers
Diamondback Energy Inc. (FANG) $91.17 -7.03%
Halliburton Co. (HAL) $22.23 -6.52%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) $30.51 -6.35%
National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NOV) $14.53 -6.31%
FMC Technologies Inc. (FTI) $8.71 -6.24%
Macerich Co (MAC) $17.58 -5.99%
Fluor Corp. (FLR) $16.44 -5.41%
Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB) $31.17 -4.94%
Baker Hughes Company Class A (BKR) $22.41 -4.84%
Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) $27.84 -4.76%
Nasdaq 100 - Risers
Amazon.Com Inc. (AMZN) $3,675.74 4.69%
NortonLifeLock Inc. (NLOK) $27.74 1.97%
Hologic Inc. (HOLX) $69.02 1.93%
Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) $658.99 1.66%
Apple Inc. (AAPL) $142.02 1.47%
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) $541.64 1.43%
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) $948.70 1.12%
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) $473.13 1.06%
Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $827.94 1.03%
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $81.08 0.93%
Nasdaq 100 - Fallers
JD.com, Inc. (JD) $72.39 -5.04%
Baidu Inc. (BIDU) $186.95 -4.96%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $116.90 -3.79%
Liberty Global plc Series A (LBTYA) $26.13 -3.69%
Liberty Global plc Series C (LBTYK) $26.11 -3.58%
NetEase Inc. Ads (NTES) $109.63 -3.25%
Align Technology Inc. (ALGN) $604.67 -3.12%
Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) $34.42 -3.01%
Tesla Inc (TSLA) $659.58 -2.85%
Qurate Retail Inc. (QRTEA) $12.53 -2.79%