Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.05%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.17%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 1.95% or 0.92 points to trade at 48.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) added 1.73% or 4.83 points to end at 284.16 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.23% or 1.31 points to 107.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 11.83% or 14.49 points to trade at 108.04 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.09% or 1.00 points to end at 91.02 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 0.60% or 1.58 points to 260.44.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were ANSYS Inc (NASDAQ:ANSS) which rose 18.08% to 357.98, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was up 4.09% to settle at 94.89 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which gained 3.20% to close at 150.10.
The worst performers were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) which was down 11.83% to 108.04 in late trade, Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS) which lost 6.34% to settle at 524.46 and VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which was down 3.23% to 18.59 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Nextplay Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:NXTP) which rose 201.66% to 2.73, Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:ZJYL) which was up 97.23% to settle at 139.01 and Prospector Capital Corp (NASDAQ:LDTC) which gained 76.79% to close at 4.19.
The worst performers were Allovir Inc (NASDAQ:ALVR) which was down 67.15% to 0.77 in late trade, Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:JYD) which lost 53.96% to settle at 1.28 and Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:MOBX) which was down 51.03% to 5.22 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.
Shares in ANSYS Inc (NASDAQ:ANSS) rose to 52-week highs; up 18.08% or 54.82 to 357.98. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.95% or 0.92 to 48.00. Shares in Allovir Inc (NASDAQ:ALVR) fell to all time lows; losing 67.15% or 1.56 to 0.77. Shares in Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:ZJYL) rose to all time highs; rising 97.23% or 68.53 to 139.01. Shares in Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ:JYD) fell to all time lows; down 53.96% or 1.50 to 1.28. Shares in Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:MOBX) fell to all time lows; losing 51.03% or 5.44 to 5.22.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 13.03.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.64% or 13.20 to $2,064.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.54% or 0.40 to hit $73.49 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.21 to trade at $78.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 142.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 101.36.