U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.12%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Oil&Gas sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.12%, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.11%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 2.69% or 12.82 points to trade at 489.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.95% or 0.86 points to end at 44.86 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.93% or 1.91 points to 101.07 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 3.07% or 6.10 points to trade at 192.39 at the close. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) declined 2.16% or 4.24 points to end at 191.71 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) was down 1.93% or 3.39 points to 171.96.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which rose 8.69% to 111.98, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which was up 6.31% to settle at 11.62 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which gained 5.43% to close at 124.76.

The worst performers were EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) which was down 7.78% to 34.60 in late trade, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) which lost 4.42% to settle at 483.59 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was down 4.34% to 198.39 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Power&Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp (NASDAQ:XPDB) which rose 181.44% to 29.27, Aslan Pharmaceuticals Ltd ADR (NASDAQ:ASLN) which was up 160.80% to settle at 1.63 and Solidion Technology Inc (NASDAQ:STI) which gained 124.36% to close at 1.75.

The worst performers were Jeffs Brands Ltd Unit (NASDAQ:JFBR) which was down 60.70% to 0.62 in late trade, Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp (NASDAQ:LBBB) which lost 40.00% to settle at 3.00 and CareMax Inc (NASDAQ:CMAX) which was down 38.93% to 6.84 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1441 to 1426 and 77 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2044 fell and 1374 advanced, while 107 ended unchanged.

Shares in Power&Digital Infrastructure Acquisition II Corp (NASDAQ:XPDB) rose to all time highs; gaining 181.44% or 18.87 to 29.27. Shares in Jeffs Brands Ltd Unit (NASDAQ:JFBR) fell to all time lows; down 60.70% or 0.96 to 0.62. Shares in Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp (NASDAQ:LBBB) fell to all time lows; losing 40.00% or 2.00 to 3.00.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.26% to 15.22.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.13% or 2.75 to $2,188.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.13% or 0.10 to hit $78.11 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.41% or 0.34 to trade at $82.42 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.07% to 146.96.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 102.44.