U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.20% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.25%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.57%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 3.98% or 14.76 points to trade at 385.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) added 2.71% or 1.41 points to end at 53.45 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was up 2.37% or 6.27 points to 270.48 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which fell 5.44% or 15.70 points to trade at 272.93 at the close. Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) declined 1.40% or 4.69 points to end at 330.92 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.00% or 4.34 points to 429.17.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which rose 7.93% to 48.72, Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) which was up 6.09% to settle at 91.98 and Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE:LVS) which gained 5.34% to close at 44.38.

The worst performers were Global Payments Inc (NYSE:GPN) which was down 6.46% to 103.81 in late trade, Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) which lost 5.44% to settle at 272.93 and McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) which was down 4.85% to 480.49 at the close