Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.64%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.58%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 0.59% or 1.72 points to trade at 291.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) fell 0.14% or 0.08 points to end at 55.27 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.16% or 0.19 points to 119.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which fell 1.82% or 2.46 points to trade at 132.81 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.36% or 1.98 points to end at 143.77 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.28% or 1.62 points to 124.47.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Helmerich and Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which rose 2.50% to 45.54, Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) which was up 2.44% to settle at 43.75 and TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE:FTI) which gained 1.81% to close at 21.32.
The worst performers were Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) which was down 3.71% to 20.77 in late trade, CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which lost 2.38% to settle at 13.10 and Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) which was down 2.37% to 25.50 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Savara Inc (NASDAQ:SVRA) which rose 183.81% to 4.910, Sol Gel Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:SLGL) which was up 58.18% to settle at 14.60 and InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:NVIV) which gained 56.42% to close at 0.28.
The worst performers were Wave Life Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:WVE) which was down 49.46% to 7.99 in late trade, Melinta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MLNT) which lost 24.18% to settle at 0.470 and Tiziana Life Sciences PLC ADR (NASDAQ:TLSA) which was down 18.62% to 2.36 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1674 to 1169 and 83 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1574 fell and 1080 advanced, while 79 ended unchanged.
Shares in Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NYSE:NEM) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.44% or 1.04 to 43.75. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; up 0.59% or 1.72 to 291.52. Shares in Wave Life Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:WVE) fell to all time lows; falling 49.46% or 7.82 to 7.99. Shares in Sol Gel Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:SLGL) rose to all time highs; up 58.18% or 5.37 to 14.60. Shares in Melinta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MLNT) fell to all time lows; down 24.18% or 0.150 to 0.470. Shares in Tiziana Life Sciences PLC ADR (NASDAQ:TLSA) fell to all time lows; down 18.62% or 0.54 to 2.36.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.35% to 14.82.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.01% or 0.10 to $1518.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.10% or 0.06 to hit $61.66 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.33% or 0.22 to trade at $66.65 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1200, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 108.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.440.