Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.06%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.86% or 2.07 points to trade at 113.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 1.60% or 1.70 points to end at 107.97 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 1.07% or 1.07 points to 101.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which fell 1.54% or 3.11 points to trade at 198.84 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 0.77% or 0.94 points to end at 121.33 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 0.77% or 0.96 points to 124.24.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) which rose 12.89% to 106.04, Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which was up 3.88% to settle at 16.59 and Dentsply Sirona Inc (NASDAQ:XRAY) which gained 3.33% to close at 46.53.
The worst performers were Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which was down 8.10% to 41.54 in late trade, Illinois Tool Works Inc (NYSE:ITW) which lost 7.22% to settle at 136.26 and Stanley Black & Decker Inc (NYSE:SWK) which was down 3.84% to 138.69 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) which rose 64.98% to 76.5500, Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARLZ) which was up 36.14% to settle at 0.43 and LifePoint Health Inc (NASDAQ:LPNT) which gained 35.49% to close at 64.90.
The worst performers were Rewalk Robotics Ltd (NASDAQ:RWLK) which was down 24.00% to 0.95 in late trade, Beasley Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ:BBGI) which lost 16.04% to settle at 8.900 and Innovate Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INNT) which was down 13.75% to 5.33 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1737 to 1295 and 144 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1279 fell and 1274 advanced, while 129 ended unchanged.
Shares in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose to all time highs; rising 1.60% or 1.70 to 107.97. Shares in Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) rose to all time highs; gaining 64.98% or 30.1500 to 76.5500.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.87% to 12.62.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.52% or 6.40 to $1224.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.63% or 0.43 to hit $67.83 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.14% or 0.10 to trade at $72.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1694, while USD/JPY fell 0.08% to 111.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 94.41.