Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.17%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.12%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Home Depot Inc (N:HD), which rose 1.76% or 2.29 points to trade at 132.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Company (N:KO) added 1.25% or 0.53 points to end at 42.96 and Chevron Corporation (N:CVX) was up 1.12% or 1.00 points to 90.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pfizer Inc (N:PFE), which fell 2.64% or 0.85 points to trade at 31.33 at the close. Apple Inc (O:AAPL) declined 1.29% or 1.54 points to end at 117.76 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (N:GS) was down 1.19% or 2.28 points to 189.19.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tyson Foods Inc (N:TSN) which rose 10.17% to 48.09, Mallinckrodt (N:MNK) which was up 8.36% to settle at 66.10 and Alcoa Inc (N:AA) which gained 4.37% to close at 9.07.
The worst performers were CONSOL Energy Inc (N:CNX) which was down 6.73% to 7.34 in late trade, Electronic Arts Inc (O:EA) which lost 4.75% to settle at 68.98 and Analog Devices Inc (O:ADI) which was down 4.41% to 56.80 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:KBIO) which rose 116.44% to 39.500, AEterna Zentaris Inc (O:AEZS) which was up 101.42% to settle at 8.520 and eFuture Information Technology Inc (O:EFUT) which gained 76.10% to close at 11.57.
The worst performers were Pendrell Corporation (O:PCO) which was down 30.69% to 0.541 in late trade, Applied DNA Sciences Inc (O:APDN) which lost 25.53% to settle at 3.18 and ProQR Therapeutics NV (O:PRQR) which was down 24.75% to 9.85 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1758 to 1690 and 5 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1482 rose and 1126 declined, while 68 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tyson Foods Inc (N:TSN) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.17% or 4.44 to 48.09. Shares in Home Depot Inc (N:HD) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.76% or 2.29 to 132.50. Shares in KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc (O:KBIO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 116.44% or 21.250 to 39.500. Shares in Pendrell Corporation (O:PCO) fell to 5-year lows; down 30.69% or 0.240 to 0.541. Shares in AEterna Zentaris Inc (O:AEZS) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 101.42% or 4.290 to 8.520. Shares in eFuture Information Technology Inc (O:EFUT) rose to 5-year highs; up 76.10% or 5.00 to 11.57. Shares in ProQR Therapeutics NV (O:PRQR) fell to all time lows; falling 24.75% or 3.24 to 9.85.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.16% to 15.65.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.71% or 7.60 to $1068.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.13% or 0.06 to hit $41.84 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.69% or 0.31 to trade at $44.97 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.0631, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 122.86.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.17% at 99.82.