Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.09%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.12%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 2.33% or 2.48 points to trade at 109.11 at the close. Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) added 1.28% or 0.66 points to end at 52.15 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) was up 1.26% or 0.49 points to 39.48 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which lost 1.22% or 1.41 points to trade at 114.35 in late trade. Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) declined 1.18% or 2.55 points to end at 213.32 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) shed 0.94% or 2.43 points to 256.80.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) which rose 5.56% to 36.05, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) which was up 5.44% to settle at 10.27 and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) which gained 4.16% to close at 37.56.
The worst performers were Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE:TSN) which was down 8.40% to 80.10 in late trade, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which lost 6.30% to settle at 177.93 and Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was down 4.38% to 287.74 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Helbiz Inc (NASDAQ:HLBZ) which rose 114.64% to 1.61, TOP Financial Group Ltd (NASDAQ:TOP) which was up 102.66% to settle at 20.57 and Karuna Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:KRTX) which gained 71.84% to close at 241.19.
The worst performers were Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:RETA) which was down 32.61% to 24.06 in late trade, Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) which lost 27.02% to settle at 18.64 and Nuzee Inc (NASDAQ:NUZE) which was down 24.32% to 0.84 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2125 to 1021 and 141 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2399 rose and 1436 declined, while 229 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.66% to 21.29.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.79% or 14.15 to $1,805.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.51% or 1.34 to hit $90.35 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.37% or 1.30 to trade at $96.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.02, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 135.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 106.28.