Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.89%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.53%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 2.20% or 2.30 points to trade at 106.77 at the close. Meanwhile, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) added 1.69% or 3.00 points to end at 180.00 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.52% or 4.25 points to 283.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 2.86% or 3.00 points to trade at 101.83 at the close. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) declined 2.65% or 8.25 points to end at 303.57 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 2.28% or 7.86 points to 337.60.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS) which rose 4.86% to 438.32, Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK) which was up 4.54% to settle at 92.03 and JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) which gained 3.30% to close at 179.70.
The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was down 6.92% to 24.18 in late trade, W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) which lost 6.04% to settle at 73.00 and Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) which was down 5.00% to 310.83 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were FlyE Group Inc (NASDAQ:FLYE) which rose 259.68% to 15.79, Ambitions Enterprise Management Co LLC (NASDAQ:AHMA) which was up 194.85% to settle at 14.30 and Coincheck Merger Sub Inc (NASDAQ:CNCK) which gained 140.43% to close at 7.79.
The worst performers were Paranovus Entertainment Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:PAVS) which was down 92.57% to 0.08 in late trade, Columbus Circle Capital I Corp (NASDAQ:BRR) which lost 43.15% to settle at 5.77 and SMX Security Matters Ord Shs Class A (NASDAQ:SMX) which was down 36.12% to 38.99 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1815 to 954 and 64 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2351 fell and 1067 advanced, while 134 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; up 1.52% or 4.25 to 283.10. Shares in Paranovus Entertainment Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:PAVS) fell to all time lows; losing 92.57% or 0.97 to 0.08. Shares in Ambitions Enterprise Management Co LLC (NASDAQ:AHMA) rose to all time highs; up 194.85% or 9.45 to 14.30. Shares in Columbus Circle Capital I Corp (NASDAQ:BRR) fell to all time lows; down 43.15% or 4.38 to 5.77.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 5.38% to 17.23.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.36% or 15.40 to $4,270.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.55% or 0.91 to hit $59.46 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 0.88 to trade at $63.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.16, while USD/JPY fell 0.46% to 155.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 99.35.
