Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.85%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.15%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which rose 3.93% or 20.45 points to trade at 541.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 3.28% or 11.50 points to end at 362.50 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 3.04% or 7.96 points to 270.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which fell 1.94% or 2.63 points to trade at 133.28 at the close. Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 1.58% or 1.47 points to end at 91.53 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was down 1.07% or 2.35 points to 217.40.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which rose 8.01% to 26.82, Revvity Inc (NYSE:RVTY) which was up 7.74% to settle at 122.70 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which gained 7.59% to close at 95.50.
The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was down 16.80% to 35.15 in late trade, Edison International (NYSE:EIX) which lost 11.89% to settle at 57.27 and Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which was down 8.50% to 279.24 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:PHIO) which rose 290.53% to 6.60, Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SLRX) which was up 135.26% to settle at 3.67 and VerifyMe Inc (NASDAQ:VRME) which gained 61.96% to close at 4.13.
The worst performers were Eshallgo Inc (NASDAQ:EHGO) which was down 61.77% to 1.25 in late trade, Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDAQ:CMTL) which lost 43.34% to settle at 2.34 and SRIVARU Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:SVMH) which was down 43.20% to 0.04 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1546 to 1255 and 73 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1867 fell and 1442 advanced, while 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 16.80% or 7.10 to 35.15. Shares in Edison International (NYSE:EIX) fell to 52-week lows; down 11.89% or 7.73 to 57.27. Shares in CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.59% or 6.74 to 95.50. Shares in Eshallgo Inc (NASDAQ:EHGO) fell to all time lows; losing 61.77% or 2.02 to 1.25. Shares in VerifyMe Inc (NASDAQ:VRME) rose to 3-years highs; up 61.96% or 1.58 to 4.13.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.79% to 19.19.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.23% or 33.26 to $2,681.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.85% or 1.40 to hit $77.15 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 1.10 to trade at $80.86 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.02, while USD/JPY fell 0.11% to 157.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 109.67.