Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.69%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.84%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 0.70% or 0.56 points to trade at 80.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 0.65% or 0.49 points to end at 76.44 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) was up 0.23% or 0.17 points to 75.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which fell 2.75% or 1.52 points to trade at 53.85 at the close. Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) declined 1.92% or 2.56 points to end at 130.68 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was down 1.60% or 1.16 points to 71.30.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) which rose 5.84% to 15.23, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which was up 5.68% to settle at 7.81 and Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE:NFX) which gained 5.41% to close at 33.31.
The worst performers were Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) which was down 4.87% to 127.52 in late trade, Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) which lost 4.41% to settle at 118.57 and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which was down 4.32% to 513.50 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Axion Power International Inc (NASDAQ:AXPW) which rose 141.51% to 2.560, Biolife Sol (NASDAQ:BLFS) which was up 35.41% to settle at 2.75 and Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Tech (NASDAQ:HART) which gained 34.62% to close at 1.40.
The worst performers were Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) which was down 24.65% to 0.43 in late trade, ConforMIS Inc (NASDAQ:CFMS) which lost 19.01% to settle at 16.02 and Great Basin Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:GBSN) which was down 17.10% to 0.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1393 to 1044; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1276 fell and 1276 advanced, while 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) fell to all time lows; down 24.65% or 0.14 to 0.43. Shares in ConforMIS Inc (NASDAQ:CFMS) fell to all time lows; losing 19.01% or 3.76 to 16.02. Shares in Great Basin Scientific Inc (NASDAQ:GBSN) fell to all time lows; down 17.10% or 0.06 to 0.30.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 9.29% to 28.47.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.40 to $1134.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 6.37% or 2.88 to hit $48.10 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 5.85% or 2.93 to trade at $52.98 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1211, while USD/JPY fell 0.38% to 121.23.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 95.96.