Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.36%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.53%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.03% or 1.03 points to trade at 100.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 1.01% or 1.79 points to end at 178.72 and United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) was up 0.82% or 0.90 points to 110.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 2.04% or 1.53 points to trade at 73.37 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) declined 1.50% or 2.29 points to end at 150.00 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was down 1.48% or 1.06 points to 70.65.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) which rose 3.95% to 58.93, Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) which was up 3.22% to settle at 11.87 and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) which gained 2.73% to close at 21.85.
The worst performers were Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) which was down 52.36% to 8.38 in late trade, Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which lost 8.89% to settle at 31.78 and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which was down 4.92% to 38.06 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Microbot Medical Inc (NASDAQ:MBOT) which rose 307.92% to 9.7900, Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) which was up 140.44% to settle at 2.200 and Future Fintech Group Inc (NASDAQ:FTFT) which gained 52.48% to close at 1.1500.
The worst performers were Luokung Technology Corp (NASDAQ:LKCO) which was down 45.45% to 24.000 in late trade, Verona Pharma PLC ADR (NASDAQ:VRNA) which lost 30.30% to settle at 6.97 and SAExploration Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SAEX) which was down 29.91% to 4.100 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1941 to 1108 and 87 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1810 fell and 830 advanced, while 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) fell to 5-year lows; losing 52.36% or 9.21 to 8.38. Shares in Verona Pharma PLC ADR (NASDAQ:VRNA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 30.30% or 3.03 to 6.97.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.84% to 19.07.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.19% or 2.45 to $1291.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.88% or 0.97 to hit $50.62 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 2.25% or 1.36 to trade at $59.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1468, while USD/JPY fell 0.34% to 108.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 95.200.