Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.32%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 1.57% or 3.10 points to trade at 200.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 1.27% or 1.32 points to end at 104.97 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.74% or 1.49 points to 203.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 4.44% or 17.41 points to trade at 374.52 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 0.78% or 0.67 points to end at 84.73 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.45% or 0.86 points to 189.85.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) which rose 5.44% to 24.24, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was up 3.08% to settle at 13.74 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which gained 2.77% to close at 144.85.
The worst performers were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) which was down 5.19% to 9.49 in late trade, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) which lost 4.44% to settle at 374.52 and Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) which was down 3.35% to 102.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Precipio Inc (NASDAQ:PRPO) which rose 62.71% to 0.2439, Histogenics Corp (NASDAQ:HSGX) which was up 56.00% to settle at 0.173 and Vital Thera (NASDAQ:VTL) which gained 41.73% to close at 0.73.
The worst performers were Viveve Medical Inc (NASDAQ:VIVE) which was down 28.39% to 0.5800 in late trade, OUTLOOK THERAPEUTICS INC (NASDAQ:OTLK) which lost 21.77% to settle at 4.78 and Vaxart Inc (NASDAQ:VXRT) which was down 21.58% to 1.490 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1547 to 1415 and 133 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1420 fell and 1221 advanced, while 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) rose to all time highs; up 1.27% or 1.32 to 104.97. Shares in Viveve Medical Inc (NASDAQ:VIVE) fell to all time lows; losing 28.39% or 0.2299 to 0.5800. Shares in Vaxart Inc (NASDAQ:VXRT) fell to all time lows; down 21.58% or 0.410 to 1.490.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.81% to 13.18.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.46% or 5.90 to $1301.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.19% or 1.38 to hit $64.46 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $71.07 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1265, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 111.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 96.657.