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U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade

Published 02/23/2015, 04:30 PM
© Reuters.  U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade
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Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Telecommunications, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.03%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 3.36% or 3.78 points to trade at 116.40 at the close. Meanwhile, EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) added 1.03% or 0.79 points to end at 77.46 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 0.65% or 0.28 points to 44.14 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), which fell 2.29% or 3.62 points to trade at 154.69 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 1.89% or 0.65 points to end at 33.76 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was down 1.13% or 0.95 points to 83.49.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) which rose 7.19% to 71.74, Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) which was up 5.37% to settle at 164.50 and Discovery Communications Inc (NASDAQ:DISCA) which gained 4.54% to close at 32.34.

The worst performers were Nabors Industries Ltd (NYSE:NBR) which was down 4.96% to 12.85 in late trade, Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which lost 4.47% to settle at 16.25 and ENSCO plc (NYSE:ESV) which was down 3.73% to 28.65 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Great Basin Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:GBSN) which rose 90.00% to 3.42, Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc (NASDAQ:VRTA) which was up 73.62% to settle at 5.990 and BioClinica (NASDAQ:BIOC) which gained 51.72% to close at 2.20.

The worst performers were Corporte Re (NASDAQ:CRRS) which was down 76.82% to 0.05 in late trade, Axion Power International Inc (NASDAQ:AXPW) which lost 31.52% to settle at 0.32 and Chanticleer Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HOTR) which was down 25.19% to 2.020 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1664 to 1156; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1603 fell and 1202 advanced, while 4 ended unchanged.

Shares in Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.19% or 4.81 to 71.74. Shares in Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) rose to all time highs; up 5.37% or 8.38 to 164.50. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) rose to all time highs; up 3.36% or 3.78 to 116.40. Shares in EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) rose to all time highs; up 1.03% or 0.79 to 77.46. Shares in Corporte Re (NASDAQ:CRRS) fell to all time lows; falling 76.82% or 0.17 to 0.05. Shares in Axion Power International Inc (NASDAQ:AXPW) fell to all time lows; losing 31.52% or 0.14 to 0.32.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.82% to 14.56.

Gold for April delivery was down 0.32% or 3.80 to $1201.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April fell 2.96% or 1.50 to hit $49.30 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract fell 2.20% or 1.32 to trade at $58.90 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.1333, while USD/JPY fell 0.21% to 118.78.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.28% at 94.66.

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