Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.04%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.00%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 5.49% or 12.13 points to trade at 233.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 2.27% or 2.59 points to end at 116.82 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was up 0.91% or 2.27 points to 252.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.78% or 8.19 points to trade at 450.80 at the close. Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) declined 1.06% or 2.23 points to end at 207.40 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 0.90% or 1.49 points to 163.52.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which rose 14.28% to 129.23, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) which was up 5.49% to settle at 233.09 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which gained 4.36% to close at 98.05.
The worst performers were Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO) which was down 5.45% to 177.60 in late trade, American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) which lost 4.26% to settle at 260.50 and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) which was down 4.01% to 285.31 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Creative Realities Inc (NASDAQ:CREX) which rose 79.45% to 2.620, Patriot National Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PNBK) which was up 49.65% to settle at 15.040 and Scynexis Inc (NASDAQ:SCYX) which gained 25.00% to close at 6.750.
The worst performers were Bit Brother Ltd (NASDAQ:BTB) which was down 29.06% to 1.8800 in late trade, Telos Corp (NASDAQ:TLS) which lost 28.06% to settle at 17.54 and Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) which was down 27.03% to 55.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1764 to 1480 and 126 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2084 fell and 1648 advanced, while 164 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) rose to all time highs; gaining 14.28% or 16.15 to 129.23. Shares in Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.27% or 2.59 to 116.82. Shares in Patriot National Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:PNBK) rose to 52-week highs; up 49.65% or 4.990 to 15.040. Shares in Telos Corp (NASDAQ:TLS) fell to all time lows; losing 28.06% or 6.84 to 17.54.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.23% to 16.49.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.19% or 3.55 to $1864.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.18% or 0.14 to hit $79.83 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.06% or 0.05 to trade at $82.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.70% to 1.1370, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 114.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 95.505.