Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.61%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.60%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 1.50% or 1.64 points to trade at 110.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) added 1.16% or 0.76 points to end at 66.42 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 0.56% or 0.43 points to 77.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which fell 2.22% or 2.20 points to trade at 96.79 at the close. E I du Pont de Nemours & Co (NYSE:DD) declined 2.19% or 1.70 points to end at 76.00 and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) was down 1.73% or 1.97 points to 111.82.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Affiliated Managers Group Inc (NYSE:AMG) which rose 4.76% to 151.32, Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE:ADS) which was up 2.62% to settle at 228.18 and Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) which gained 2.40% to close at 72.00.
The worst performers were Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was down 7.08% to 13.85 in late trade, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which lost 6.65% to settle at 6.460 and Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) which was down 6.64% to 33.34 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Eco Stim Energy Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ESES) which rose 48.15% to 2.000, Calithera Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CALA) which was up 46.74% to settle at 6.75 and Real Goods Solar Inc (NASDAQ:RGSE) which gained 29.38% to close at 4.5800.
The worst performers were Ocera Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OCRX) which was down 70.73% to 0.600 in late trade, Regulus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RGLS) which lost 42.22% to settle at 1.300 and Opus Bank (NASDAQ:OPB) which was down 25.14% to 20.40 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2287 to 948 and 32 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1943 fell and 602 advanced, while 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.50% or 1.64 to 110.94. Shares in Ocera Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OCRX) fell to all time lows; down 70.73% or 1.450 to 0.600. Shares in Calithera Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CALA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 46.74% or 2.15 to 6.75. Shares in Regulus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RGLS) fell to all time lows; down 42.22% or 0.950 to 1.300.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 12.48% to 11.90.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.51% or 6.05 to $1197.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.92% or 0.49 to hit $52.68 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 0.52% or 0.29 to trade at $55.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.0698, while USD/JPY fell 1.16% to 113.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 100.40.