Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.18%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.91%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which rose 1.86% or 3.65 points to trade at 199.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) added 1.48% or 4.97 points to end at 341.71 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was up 0.46% or 0.47 points to 102.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which fell 4.46% or 15.93 points to trade at 341.25 at the close. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) declined 2.75% or 8.41 points to end at 297.27 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 2.71% or 6.60 points to 237.07.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which rose 4.20% to 20.61, Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which was up 3.11% to settle at 285.02 and Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ:GOOG) which gained 3.11% to close at 285.60.
The worst performers were Dell Technologies Inc (NYSE:DELL) which was down 8.45% to 122.46 in late trade, Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which lost 7.80% to settle at 244.02 and Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:GNRC) which was down 7.08% to 140.51 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Alpha Technology Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ATGL) which rose 115.67% to 21.61, Autonomix Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AMIX) which was up 60.88% to settle at 1.17 and Safe & Green Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SGBX) which gained 49.30% to close at 3.21.
The worst performers were OneConstruction Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ONEG) which was down 57.59% to 2.18 in late trade, Taitron Components Incorporated (NASDAQ:TAIT) which lost 45.71% to settle at 1.14 and Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc (NASDAQ:IVP) which was down 41.54% to 0.44 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2289 to 494 and 55 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2554 fell and 871 advanced, while 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) rose to all time highs; up 1.86% or 3.65 to 199.58. Shares in Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.48% or 4.97 to 341.71. Shares in Taitron Components Incorporated (NASDAQ:TAIT) fell to 5-year lows; falling 45.71% or 0.96 to 1.14. Shares in Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc (NASDAQ:IVP) fell to all time lows; losing 41.54% or 0.32 to 0.44.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 12.86% to 22.38 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.23% or 50.31 to $4,043.89 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.43% or 0.26 to hit $59.69 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.57% or 0.37 to trade at $64.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.16, while USD/JPY rose 0.44% to 155.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 99.46.
