Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.18%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 2.42% or 5.36 points to trade at 227.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) added 2.18% or 1.77 points to end at 82.90 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 1.70% or 2.04 points to 121.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which fell 2.06% or 1.84 points to trade at 87.36 at the close. The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) declined 1.67% or 2.32 points to end at 136.61 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 1.29% or 4.90 points to 375.17.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which rose 6.58% to 18.78, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which was up 6.53% to settle at 3.100 and Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) which gained 5.42% to close at 130.25.
The worst performers were Intuitive Surgical Inc (NASDAQ:ISRG) which was down 7.01% to 491.06 in late trade, Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which lost 5.76% to settle at 11.77 and Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) which was down 5.68% to 30.70 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Moleculin Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:MBRX) which rose 168.47% to 2.98, The KEYW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:KEYW) which was up 42.11% to settle at 11.17 and Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc (NASDAQ:ARCI) which gained 30.97% to close at 4.2500.
The worst performers were Novus Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NVUS) which was down 28.09% to 2.9700 in late trade, Fusion Telecommunications International Inc (NASDAQ:FSNN) which lost 17.83% to settle at 0.200 and Ideal Power Inc (NASDAQ:IPWR) which was down 15.08% to 0.535 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1762 to 1237 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1510 fell and 1143 advanced, while 73 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.42% or 6.70 to 130.25. Shares in Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.68% or 1.85 to 30.70. Shares in Moleculin Biotech Inc (NASDAQ:MBRX) rose to 52-week highs; up 168.47% or 1.87 to 2.98. Shares in The KEYW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:KEYW) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 42.11% or 3.31 to 11.17. Shares in Fusion Telecommunications International Inc (NASDAQ:FSNN) fell to all time lows; falling 17.83% or 0.043 to 0.200. Shares in Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc (NASDAQ:ARCI) rose to 5-year highs; rising 30.97% or 1.0050 to 4.2500.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.73% to 12.42.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.07% or 0.85 to $1276.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.51% or 1.61 to hit $65.68 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.01% or 0.01 to trade at $74.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.1258, while USD/JPY rose 0.00% to 111.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 96.963.