Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.76%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.23%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 2.63% or 10.61 points to trade at 414.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 2.14% or 1.15 points to end at 54.99 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.99% or 4.18 points to 214.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 2.49% or 4.07 points to trade at 159.52 at the close. Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) declined 1.20% or 3.09 points to end at 254.11 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 0.70% or 1.17 points to 165.80.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA) which rose 7.81% to 20.15, Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which was up 7.19% to settle at 12.08 and Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which gained 6.69% to close at 26.65.
The worst performers were Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 4.99% to 229.13 in late trade, Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) which lost 4.37% to settle at 296.92 and Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which was down 4.15% to 21.92 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were aTyr Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:LIFE) which rose 66.97% to 9.150, Aterian Inc (NASDAQ:ATER) which was up 52.37% to settle at 17.98 and Itamar Medical Ltd (NASDAQ:ITMR) which gained 46.56% to close at 30.25.
The worst performers were MiMedx Group Inc (NASDAQ:MDXG) which was down 59.56% to 6.28 in late trade, Farmmi Inc (NASDAQ:FAMI) which lost 51.30% to settle at 0.2800 and Valneva SE ADR (NASDAQ:VALN) which was down 39.85% to 28.15 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2049 to 1171 and 132 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1781 fell and 1737 advanced, while 173 ended unchanged.
Shares in aTyr Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:LIFE) rose to 52-week highs; up 66.97% or 3.670 to 9.150. Shares in Farmmi Inc (NASDAQ:FAMI) fell to all time lows; down 51.30% or 0.2950 to 0.2800. Shares in Itamar Medical Ltd (NASDAQ:ITMR) rose to all time highs; rising 46.56% or 9.61 to 30.25.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.54% to 19.37.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 2.50 to $1794.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.35% or 0.94 to hit $70.66 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.00% or 0.73 to trade at $73.65 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1810, while USD/JPY rose 0.07% to 110.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 92.612.