Investing.com – United States stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Telecommunications and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.09%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.09%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which rose 0.75% or 0.78 points to trade at 104.53 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 0.66% or 0.41 points to end at 62.96 and Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) was up 0.50% or 0.66 points to 132.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which fell 1.13% or 1.83 points to trade at 160.51 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 0.96% or 0.36 points to end at 37.19 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 0.92% or 0.44 points to 47.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD) which rose 3.74% to 97.30, Avon Products Inc (NYSE:AVP) which was up 3.24% to settle at 9.56 and AGL Resources (NYSE:GAS) which gained 2.89% to close at 56.54.
The worst performers were Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AKAM) which was down 1.54% to 63.79 in late trade, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which lost 1.52% to settle at 47.59 and Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) which was down 1.50% to 37.70 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sysorex Gbl (NASDAQ:SYRX) which rose 59.25% to 2.12, China Jo-Jo Drugstores Inc (NASDAQ:CJJD) which was up 27.45% to settle at 2.600 and American Caresource Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ANCI) which gained 21.36% to close at 2.500.
The worst performers were Xg Technolo (NASDAQ:XGTI) which was down 38.49% to 0.58 in late trade, Ossen Innovation Co Ltd (NASDAQ:OSN) which lost 26.37% to settle at 0.714 and Torchlight Energ (NASDAQ:TRCH) which was down 17.39% to 0.81 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1677 to 1119 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1431 rose and 1333 declined, while 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in AGL Resources (NYSE:GAS) rose to 52 week highs; gaining 2.89% or 1.59 to 56.54.
Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to 52 week highs; up 0.75% or 0.78 to 104.53.
Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to 52 week highs; up 0.66% or 0.41 to 62.96.
Shares in Xg Technolo (NASDAQ:XGTI) fell to 52 week lows; falling 38.49% or 0.36 to 0.58.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.97% to 15.22.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.93% or 11.10 to $1184.20 a troy ounce.
Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.87% or 1.02 to hit $53.70 a barrel, while the February brent oil contract fell 2.51% or 1.49 to trade at $57.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.2150, while USD/JPY rose 0.30% to 120.67.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 90.56.