Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Financials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.33%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which rose 1.22% or 0.82 points to trade at 67.79 at the close. Meanwhile, United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) added 0.76% or 0.77 points to end at 102.37 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 0.61% or 0.72 points to 118.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which fell 1.36% or 1.56 points to trade at 112.99 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.11% or 1.55 points to end at 138.45 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 0.77% or 1.22 points to 157.63.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) which rose 5.64% to 50.40, News Corp B (NASDAQ:NWS) which was up 4.99% to settle at 14.93 and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) which gained 4.14% to close at 102.63.
The worst performers were Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was down 7.69% to 9.84 in late trade, Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) which lost 5.50% to settle at 63.28 and Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) which was down 5.05% to 29.43 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were xG Technology Inc (NASDAQ:XGTI) which rose 57.04% to 0.4460, Nova Lifestyle I (NASDAQ:NVFY) which was up 39.94% to settle at 5.080 and Five Star Quality Care Inc (NASDAQ:FVE) which gained 39.27% to close at 2.660.
The worst performers were Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) which was down 39.11% to 2.3200 in late trade, Great Basin Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:GBSN) which lost 37.12% to settle at 1.4400 and Kingold Jewelry Inc (NASDAQ:KGJI) which was down 22.57% to 1.7500 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1894 to 1264 and 75 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1497 fell and 1036 advanced, while 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nova Lifestyle I (NASDAQ:NVFY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 39.94% or 1.450 to 5.080.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.35% to 13.47.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.15% or 1.95 to $1315.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.87% or 0.42 to hit $48.66 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.18% or 0.59 to trade at $50.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1214, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 101.60.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 95.62.