Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.68%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.35%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 2.15% or 2.37 points to trade at 112.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) added 1.68% or 1.43 points to end at 86.60 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.44% or 3.13 points to 220.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP), which fell 2.14% or 1.49 points to trade at 68.20 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 2.07% or 4.40 points to end at 207.99 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) was down 1.81% or 1.55 points to 84.27.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) which rose 7.67% to 165.47, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALXN) which was up 5.34% to settle at 128.51 and Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which gained 5.18% to close at 4.670.
The worst performers were Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE:KORS) which was down 8.23% to 66.71 in late trade, Newell Brands Inc (NYSE:NWL) which lost 6.36% to settle at 20.45 and Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) which was down 5.99% to 35.63 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Amarin Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:AMRN) which rose 314.72% to 12.400, SAExploration Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SAEX) which was up 284.34% to settle at 28.710 and TMSR Holding Company Ltd (NASDAQ:TMSR) which gained 65.00% to close at 3.30.
The worst performers were Altimmune Inc (NASDAQ:ALT) which was down 46.93% to 13.900 in late trade, Astrotech Corp (NASDAQ:ASTC) which lost 40.43% to settle at 3.330 and Cool Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:AWSM) which was down 36.37% to 12.090 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2078 to 989 and 101 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1539 fell and 1073 advanced, while 102 ended unchanged.
Shares in Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.67% or 11.79 to 165.47. Shares in Newell Brands Inc (NYSE:NWL) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.36% or 1.39 to 20.45. Shares in Amarin Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:AMRN) rose to 5-year highs; up 314.72% or 9.410 to 12.400.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.62% to 12.22.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 1.90 to $1203.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.08% or 1.47 to hit $72.25 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.17% or 2.48 to trade at $80.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.1751, while USD/JPY rose 0.16% to 112.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 93.83.