Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.38%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.41%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 0.95% or 1.09 points to trade at 115.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 0.48% or 0.25 points to end at 52.34 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 0.42% or 0.39 points to 93.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which fell 1.27% or 0.33 points to trade at 25.69 at the close. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) declined 1.17% or 1.72 points to end at 145.65 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was down 1.06% or 0.75 points to 70.01.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which rose 4.62% to 7.92, Baxalta Inc (NYSE:BXLT) which was up 4.30% to settle at 37.35 and Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which gained 2.67% to close at 14.62.
The worst performers were First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was down 5.31% to 46.20 in late trade, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG) which lost 3.84% to settle at 22.26 and CF Industries Holdings Inc (NYSE:CF) which was down 3.63% to 53.85 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:COLL) which rose 39.48% to 18.76, WPCS International Incorporated (NASDAQ:WPCS) which was up 28.33% to settle at 1.540 and Axion Power International Inc (NASDAQ:AXPW) which gained 26.61% to close at 2.950.
The worst performers were Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp (NASDAQ:RPTP) which was down 37.49% to 7.52 in late trade, Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ:INPH) which lost 36.91% to settle at 0.17 and Fairway Group Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FWM) which was down 18.57% to 1.71 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1704 to 843 and 4 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1547 fell and 988 advanced, while 73 ended unchanged.
Shares in Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp (NASDAQ:RPTP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 37.49% or 4.51 to 7.52. Shares in Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ:INPH) fell to all time lows; falling 36.91% or 0.10 to 0.17. Shares in Fairway Group Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:FWM) fell to all time lows; losing 18.57% or 0.39 to 1.71.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.44% to 24.23.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.44% or 4.90 to $1108.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.23% or 0.55 to hit $44.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 3.29% or 1.61 to trade at $47.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1320, while USD/JPY fell 0.36% to 120.17.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.01% at 95.39.