Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.34%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 1.88% or 7.62 points to trade at 413.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.31% or 4.60 points to end at 355.01 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.18% or 1.71 points to 146.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 3.01% or 5.32 points to trade at 171.14 at the close. Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) declined 2.27% or 4.71 points to end at 203.13 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was down 1.77% or 2.76 points to 152.88.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which rose 17.51% to 28.25, Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which was up 5.48% to settle at 29.62 and Helmerich and Payne Inc (NYSE:HP) which gained 4.67% to close at 34.29.
The worst performers were Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) which was down 5.66% to 16.33 in late trade, Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) which lost 5.50% to settle at 120.72 and NetApp Inc (NASDAQ:NTAP) which was down 4.32% to 90.34 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Progenity Inc (NASDAQ:PROG) which rose 39.72% to 2.990, Valneva SE ADR (NASDAQ:VALN) which was up 38.54% to settle at 38.86 and MeiraGTx Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:MGTX) which gained 29.97% to close at 18.56.
The worst performers were Revance The (NASDAQ:RVNC) which was down 39.19% to 13.81 in late trade, Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) which lost 26.65% to settle at 5.67 and NXT-ID Inc (NASDAQ:NXTD) which was down 20.88% to 3.1300 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1638 to 1572 and 122 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2017 fell and 1581 advanced, while 162 ended unchanged.
Shares in Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 17.51% or 4.21 to 28.25. Shares in Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.31% or 4.60 to 355.01. Shares in Revance The (NASDAQ:RVNC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 39.19% or 8.90 to 13.81. Shares in Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) fell to 5-year lows; losing 26.65% or 2.06 to 5.67. Shares in MeiraGTx Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:MGTX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 29.97% or 4.28 to 18.56. Shares in NXT-ID Inc (NASDAQ:NXTD) fell to 52-week lows; falling 20.88% or 0.8260 to 3.1300.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.06% to 16.31.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.20% or 3.45 to $1764.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.24% or 0.20 to hit $81.53 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.85% or 0.72 to trade at $84.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.11% to 1.1611, while USD/JPY rose 0.10% to 114.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.968.