Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.56%, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.66%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 3.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which rose 1.54% or 0.67 points to trade at 44.18 at the close. Meanwhile, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) added 1.36% or 1.75 points to end at 130.52 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 1.19% or 1.74 points to 147.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 4.47% or 15.01 points to trade at 320.94 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 3.96% or 7.67 points to end at 185.86 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was down 3.87% or 5.42 points to 134.76.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Helmerich & Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which rose 2.83% to 64.36, EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) which was up 2.83% to settle at 17.10 and Molson Coors Brewing Co Class B (NYSE:TAP) which gained 2.55% to close at 66.39.
The worst performers were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which was down 12.00% to 144.70 in late trade, Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) which lost 9.31% to settle at 204.43 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) which was down 8.71% to 121.01 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cesca Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:KOOL) which rose 51.32% to 0.4600, Akers Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:AKER) which was up 42.28% to settle at 1.750 and Yulong Eco-Materials Ltd (NASDAQ:YECO) which gained 25.69% to close at 6.410.
The worst performers were Arcimoto Inc (NASDAQ:FUV) which was down 21.77% to 2.30 in late trade, Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNOA) which lost 18.47% to settle at 0.901 and Champions Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CSBR) which was down 17.89% to 10.1900 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2216 to 851 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1971 fell and 679 advanced, while 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell to 52-week lows; down 12.00% or 19.73 to 144.70. Shares in Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.31% or 20.98 to 204.43. Shares in Arcimoto Inc (NASDAQ:FUV) fell to all time lows; down 21.77% or 0.64 to 2.30. Shares in Sonoma Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SNOA) fell to all time lows; losing 18.47% or 0.204 to 0.901.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 10.80% to 20.10.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.30% or 3.70 to $1224.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.59% or 0.90 to hit $57.36 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.16 to trade at $66.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.33% to 1.1452, while USD/JPY fell 0.23% to 112.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 96.09.