Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.10%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were American Express Company (N:AXP), which rose 2.24% or 1.20 points to trade at 54.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (N:NKE) added 1.85% or 1.15 points to end at 63.16 and Wal-Mart Stores Inc (N:WMT) was up 1.72% or 1.14 points to 67.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Exxon Mobil Corporation (N:XOM), which fell 2.00% or 1.56 points to trade at 76.29 at the close. General Electric Company (N:GE) declined 1.58% or 0.46 points to end at 28.64 and 3M Company (N:MMM) was down 1.50% or 2.27 points to 148.73.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Sysco Corporation (N:SYY) which rose 8.39% to 43.15, Mallinckrodt (N:MNK) which was up 7.01% to settle at 62.16 and CONSOL Energy Inc (N:CNX) which gained 5.67% to close at 8.39.
The worst performers were Kinder Morgan Inc (N:KMI) which was down 7.66% to 15.19 in late trade, Roper Technologies Inc (N:ROP) which lost 6.80% to settle at 163.73 and Devon Energy Corporation (N:DVN) which was down 6.59% to 26.06 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:EYEG) which rose 111.24% to 3.59, Ascent Solar Technologies Inc (O:ASTI) which was up 55.77% to settle at 0.111 and Hansen Medical Inc (O:HNSN) which gained 48.84% to close at 3.200.
The worst performers were Wave Systems Corp (O:WAVX) which was down 88.46% to 0.105 in late trade, Sfx Enterta (O:SFXE) which lost 46.92% to settle at 0.07 and Axion Power International Inc (O:AXPW) which was down 25.42% to 0.440 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1723 to 1696 and 4 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1333 fell and 1283 advanced, while 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sysco Corporation (N:SYY) rose to all time highs; up 8.39% or 3.34 to 43.15. Shares in Wave Systems Corp (O:WAVX) fell to 5-year lows; down 88.46% or 0.805 to 0.105. Shares in Sfx Enterta (O:SFXE) fell to all time lows; down 46.92% or 0.06 to 0.07. Shares in Axion Power International Inc (O:AXPW) fell to all time lows; losing 25.42% or 0.150 to 0.440.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.24% to 19.95.
Gold for April delivery was up 1.19% or 13.30 to $1129.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 6.65% or 2.23 to hit $31.39 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 5.39% or 1.94 to trade at $34.05 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.54% to 1.0891, while USD/JPY fell 0.09% to 121.01.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.57% at 99.03.