Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology , Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities , Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.29%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.24%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ), which rose 1.77% or 7.51 points to trade at 430.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) added 1.36% or 2.82 points to end at 210.71 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was up 0.95% or 2.26 points to 239.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ: AMGN ), which fell 1.69% or 4.77 points to trade at 278.10 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM ) declined 1.39% or 3.47 points to end at 246.25 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON ) was down 1.28% or 2.98 points to 229.95.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) which rose 28.62% to 41.98, Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ: LRCX ) which was up 6.27% to settle at 78.51 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH ) which gained 5.43% to close at 28.35.
The worst performers were PG&E Corp (NYSE: PCG ) which was down 4.99% to 20.55 in late trade, Targa Resources Inc (NYSE: TRGP ) which lost 4.78% to settle at 194.54 and Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE: VST ) which was down 3.58% to 154.11 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were FTC Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FTCI ) which rose 989.23% to 3.43, Senti Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: SNTI ) which was up 362.96% to settle at 10.00 and Purple Biotech (NASDAQ: PPBT ) which gained 150.37% to close at 8.40.
The worst performers were Mondee Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MOND ) which was down 47.18% to 0.38 in late trade, Jayud Global Logistics Ltd (NASDAQ: JYD ) which lost 39.63% to settle at 0.67 and T Stamp Inc (NASDAQ: IDAI ) which was down 33.83% to 0.46 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1600 to 1199 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1731 rose and 1600 declined, while 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH ) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.43% or 1.46 to 28.35. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) rose to all time highs; rising 0.95% or 2.26 to 239.59. Shares in Mondee Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MOND ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 47.18% or 0.34 to 0.38. Shares in Senti Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: SNTI ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 362.96% or 7.84 to 10.00.
The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.26% to 13.34 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.75% or 20.03 to $2,660.97 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.25% or 0.17 to hit $68.17 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.14% or 0.10 to trade at $71.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.74% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.11% to 149.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 106.39.