Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.04%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.94%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 2.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), which rose 4.08% or 1.38 points to trade at 35.21 at the close. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) added 2.91% or 8.48 points to end at 299.71 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 2.00% or 2.56 points to 130.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which fell 3.09% or 6.60 points to trade at 207.07 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 2.61% or 3.12 points to end at 116.22 and Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) was down 1.83% or 3.53 points to 189.02.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which rose 9.62% to 81.27, Mohawk Industries Inc (NYSE:MHK) which was up 8.70% to settle at 76.60 and Maxim Integrated Products Inc (NASDAQ:MXIM) which gained 8.11% to close at 69.29.
The worst performers were Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ:FTNT) which was down 10.07% to 131.12 in late trade, Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ:ADI) which lost 5.82% to settle at 117.25 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was down 5.45% to 15.28 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Equillium Inc (NASDAQ:EQ) which rose 730.72% to 26.50, Electrocore LLC (NASDAQ:ECOR) which was up 109.41% to settle at 1.780 and WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc (NASDAQ:WIMI) which gained 69.10% to close at 24.74.
The worst performers were Celsion Corp (NASDAQ:CLSN) which was down 63.97% to 1.290 in late trade, NextCure Inc (NASDAQ:NXTC) which lost 54.42% to settle at 8.15 and Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:GRTS) which was down 50.31% to 4.02 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1831 to 1039 and 62 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1911 fell and 816 advanced, while 42 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maxim Integrated Products Inc (NASDAQ:MXIM) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.11% or 5.20 to 69.29. Shares in Equillium Inc (NASDAQ:EQ) rose to all time highs; rising 730.72% or 23.31 to 26.50. Shares in NextCure Inc (NASDAQ:NXTC) fell to all time lows; losing 54.42% or 9.73 to 8.15. Shares in WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc (NASDAQ:WIMI) rose to all time highs; gaining 69.10% or 10.11 to 24.74. Shares in Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:GRTS) fell to all time lows; losing 50.31% or 4.07 to 4.02.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 17.96% to 32.19.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.16% or 2.90 to $1804.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.39% or 0.97 to hit $39.58 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.17% or 0.07 to trade at $42.18 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1344, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 107.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.510.