Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.38%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.07%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 2.27% or 3.16 points to trade at 142.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 1.59% or 2.07 points to end at 132.07 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.45% or 0.83 points to 58.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which fell 4.11% or 5.18 points to trade at 120.96 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 2.79% or 1.58 points to end at 55.08 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 2.47% or 7.14 points to 282.25.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) which rose 18.67% to 16.91, Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) which was up 11.22% to settle at 14.32 and Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY) which gained 9.64% to close at 6.94.
The worst performers were TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE:FTI) which was down 7.00% to 10.43 in late trade, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which lost 6.43% to settle at 28.53 and WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) which was down 5.51% to 44.10 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Aemetis Inc (NASDAQ:AMTX) which rose 95.45% to 8.6000, Sphere 3D Corp (NASDAQ:ANY) which was up 47.89% to settle at 2.8100 and Orbital Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ:OEG) which gained 56.60% to close at 7.830.
The worst performers were Vinco Ventures Inc (NASDAQ:BBIG) which was down 17.04% to 4.040 in late trade, Exela Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:XELA) which lost 14.91% to settle at 0.8764 and Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RKDA) which was down 14.20% to 2.96 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1893 to 1228 and 72 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1787 fell and 1308 advanced, while 60 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; rising 2.27% or 3.16 to 142.23. Shares in Aemetis Inc (NASDAQ:AMTX) rose to 5-year highs; up 95.45% or 4.2000 to 8.6000. Shares in Orbital Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ:OEG) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 56.60% or 2.830 to 7.830.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 9.63% to 24.02.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.16% or 2.95 to $1853.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.92% or 0.48 to hit $52.75 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.37 to trade at $55.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.2138, while USD/JPY rose 0.01% to 103.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 90.373.