Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 0.54% or 0.60 points to trade at 111.52 at the close. Meanwhile, E I du Pont de Nemours & Co (NYSE:DD) added 0.46% or 0.37 points to end at 81.23 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 0.43% or 0.24 points to 56.67 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 2.09% or 0.75 points to trade at 35.16 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 1.50% or 0.98 points to end at 64.15 and General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was down 1.39% or 0.42 points to 29.86.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Citrix Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CTXS) which rose 6.79% to 84.93, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was up 4.77% to settle at 104.30 and Delphi Automotive plc (NYSE:DLPH) which gained 4.03% to close at 80.20.
The worst performers were Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ:URBN) which was down 3.81% to 24.21 in late trade, American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which lost 3.49% to settle at 42.37 and United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL) which was down 3.44% to 69.85 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Innocoll AG (NASDAQ:INNL) which rose 108.31% to 1.6600, Cerulean Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:CERU) which was up 63.82% to settle at 2.490 and Aethlon Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AEMD) which gained 31.74% to close at 4.400.
The worst performers were Gordmans Stores Inc (NASDAQ:GMAN) which was down 34.78% to 0.075 in late trade, Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARLZ) which lost 30.31% to settle at 2.46 and Osiris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OSIR) which was down 25.77% to 3.86 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1938 to 1280 and 47 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1515 rose and 962 declined, while 138 ended unchanged.
Shares in Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ:URBN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.81% or 0.96 to 24.21. Shares in Delphi Automotive plc (NYSE:DLPH) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.03% or 3.11 to 80.20. Shares in Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.54% or 0.60 to 111.52. Shares in E I du Pont de Nemours & Co (NYSE:DD) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.46% or 0.37 to 81.23. Shares in Gordmans Stores Inc (NASDAQ:GMAN) fell to all time lows; losing 34.78% or 0.040 to 0.075. Shares in Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARLZ) fell to 5-year lows; down 30.31% or 1.07 to 2.46. Shares in Osiris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OSIR) fell to all time lows; down 25.77% or 1.34 to 3.86.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.66% to 11.35.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.20% or 2.45 to $1203.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $48.46 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $51.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.0653, while USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 114.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 101.26.