Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.31%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.36%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 1.49% or 1.59 points to trade at 108.18 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.21% or 1.82 points to end at 152.09 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 0.98% or 1.23 points to 126.38 in late trade.
Biggest losers included General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which lost 1.85% or 0.48 points to trade at 25.43 in late trade. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 1.70% or 2.30 points to end at 133.01 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) shed 1.67% or 1.00 points to 58.95.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) which rose 3.77% to 30.56, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was up 3.27% to settle at 138.53 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which gained 3.23% to close at 25.28.
The worst performers were Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) which was down 9.44% to 105.00 in late trade, Foot Locker Inc (NYSE:FL) which lost 4.56% to settle at 45.05 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which was down 4.21% to 42.51 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Top Ships Inc (NASDAQ:TOPS) which rose 71.15% to 0.4450, Eltek Ltd (NASDAQ:ELTK) which was up 53.23% to settle at 0.950 and ESSA Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EPIX) which gained 41.71% to close at 0.440.
The worst performers were Cytori Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTX) which was down 56.77% to 0.4799 in late trade, Hibbett Sports Inc (NASDAQ:HIBB) which lost 33.50% to settle at 13.10 and MagneGas Corp (NASDAQ:MNGA) which was down 25.81% to 0.920 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1761 to 1330 and 149 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1330 rose and 1141 declined, while 149 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.28% to 9.48.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.06% or 0.75 to $1255.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.40% or 0.64 to hit $46.41 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.25% or 0.60 to trade at $48.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.19% to 1.1642, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 111.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 93.82.