US close: Stocks firmer after volatile session

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks closed in positive territory on Tuesday, after a turbulent session in which Covid-19 concerns weighed on reopening plays.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.8% at 35,116.40, as the S&P 500 added 0.82% to 4,423.15 and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.55% firmer at 14,761.30.

The Dow closed 278.24 points higher on Tuesday, despite concerns around slowing economic growth.

In focus earlier in the session, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note slipped to 1.167% after having almost hit a five-month low on Monday, reflecting concerns about slowing economic growth.

Oil prices also continued on their downward trajectory, with West Texas Intermediate futures dropping below $70.0 per barrel.

The rapidly spreading Covid-19 Delta variant was also continuing to draw an amount of investor attention, with the seven-day average of daily coronavirus cases in the US reaching 72,790 last week, surpassing last summer's peak.

On the macro front, new orders for US factory-made goods rose $1.5% to $506.0bn in June, according to the Census Bureau.

In the corporate space, Under Armour leapt 7.53% after it beat second-quarter earnings estimates.

DuPont de Nemours was down 0.35% after it raised its full-year guidance for a second time this year, while Clorox slumped 9.46% on the back of a weak earnings report.

Reopening plays were in the red on Tuesday, with Carnival and American Airlines down 0.14% and 0.55%, respectively.

Dow Jones - Risers

International Business Machines Corporation (CDI) (IBM) $144.07 1.87%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $244.08 1.79%
3M Co. (MMM) $201.03 1.78%
Boeing Co. (BA) $229.09 1.66%
Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) $62.15 1.65%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $208.48 1.63%
Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $421.90 1.52%
Nike Inc. (NKE) $171.23 1.47%
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $143.95 1.46%
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) $56.25 1.44%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $172.99 -1.46%
McDonald's Corp. (MCD) $236.95 -1.31%
Visa Inc. (V) $237.09 -1.12%
American Express Co. (AXP) $169.01 -0.14%
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) $55.73 -0.05%
Dowdupont Inc. (DWDP) $30.52 0.00%
Honeywell International Inc. (HON) $230.94 0.00%
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $56.90 0.07%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $241.07 0.11%
Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $76.41 0.30%

S&P 500 - Risers

Gartner Inc. (IT) $293.67 10.83%
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (PXD) $153.51 7.84%
Under Armour Inc. Class A (UAA) $22.70 7.53%
Under Armour, Inc. (UA) $19.22 6.19%
Ralph Lauren Corp (RL) $125.22 6.13%
Diamondback Energy Inc. (FANG) $80.53 4.93%
PVH Corp. (PVH) $109.36 4.86%
Mosaic Company (MOS) $31.34 4.75%
Fortinet Inc. (FTNT) $297.76 4.62%
Nucor Corp. (NUE) $106.67 4.50%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Ipg Photonics Corp. (IPGP) $177.69 -18.30%
Clorox Co. (CLX) $164.06 -9.46%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $159.86 -7.71%
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) $130.40 -6.27%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (ZBH) $153.71 -5.71%
Discovery Inc. Class A (DISCA) $27.87 -4.19%
Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) $79.83 -3.54%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $95.08 -3.34%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (J) $129.35 -3.32%
TripAdvisor Inc. (TRIP) $37.06 -3.19%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $80.86 4.15%
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (ULTA) $346.66 2.94%
Liberty Global plc Series C (LBTYK) $27.53 2.88%
Liberty Global plc Series A (LBTYA) $27.44 2.81%
Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) $770.02 2.69%
Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) $695.47 2.50%
Cerner Corp. (CERN) $81.91 2.25%
Western Digital Corp. (WDC) $66.14 2.24%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) $171.26 2.24%
Fastenal Co. (FAST) $55.93 2.23%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

NetEase Inc. Ads (NTES) $93.06 -11.41%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $159.86 -7.71%
Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) $24.59 -5.39%
Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) $79.83 -3.54%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $95.08 -3.34%
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) $139.80 -2.99%
Expedia Group Inc. (EXPE) $154.78 -2.77%
DENTSPLY Sirona Inc. (XRAY) $65.33 -2.05%
JD.com, Inc. (JD) $70.24 -1.75%
Xilinx Inc. (XLNX) $146.46 -1.69%