Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.05%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.32%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 1.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which rose 2.85% or 4.34 points to trade at 156.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 2.54% or 1.35 points to end at 54.60 and Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) was up 2.53% or 1.45 points to 58.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V), which fell 2.63% or 5.28 points to trade at 195.58 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.98% or 4.23 points to end at 209.90 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 1.63% or 3.35 points to 202.73.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) which rose 6.04% to 119.67, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) which was up 5.62% to settle at 20.48 and Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE:HOG) which gained 4.92% to close at 39.23.
The worst performers were Under Armour Inc A (NYSE:UAA) which was down 5.93% to 25.36 in late trade, Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) which lost 5.42% to settle at 321.30 and Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UA) which was down 4.99% to 21.50 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) which rose 180.56% to 28.140, iSpecimen Inc (NASDAQ:ISPC) which was up 78.05% to settle at 8.760 and Newage Inc (NASDAQ:NBEV) which gained 38.14% to close at 1.630.
The worst performers were iFresh Inc (NASDAQ:IFMK) which was down 57.75% to 0.4901 in late trade, ReTo Eco-Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:RETO) which lost 39.55% to settle at 1.0700 and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AUPH) which was down 30.98% to 19.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1741 to 1514 and 137 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2397 fell and 1384 advanced, while 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.62% or 1.09 to 20.48. Shares in Longeveron LLC (NASDAQ:LGVN) rose to all time highs; rising 180.56% or 18.110 to 28.140. Shares in iFresh Inc (NASDAQ:IFMK) fell to 52-week lows; losing 57.75% or 0.6699 to 0.4901. Shares in iSpecimen Inc (NASDAQ:ISPC) rose to all time highs; up 78.05% or 3.840 to 8.760.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.04% to 19.17 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.48% or 46.00 to $1805.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.55% or 0.42 to hit $76.36 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.56% or 0.44 to trade at $79.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.1235, while USD/JPY rose 0.79% to 114.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 96.532.