U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.21%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.21%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.21% or 0.66 points to trade at 30.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) added 1.96% or 1.78 points to end at 92.72 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.76% or 3.23 points to 186.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 1.57% or 5.44 points to trade at 340.99 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) declined 1.54% or 3.74 points to end at 238.56 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 1.32% or 3.64 points to 271.36.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which rose 8.56% to 57.60, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was up 7.13% to settle at 125.67 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which gained 5.41% to close at 18.12.

The worst performers were Mettler-Toledo International Inc (NYSE:MTD) which was down 3.28% to 1,460.79 in late trade, Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) which lost 2.94% to settle at 161.02 and HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) which was down 2.90% to 317.17 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were CareCloud Inc (NASDAQ:CCLD) which rose 84.13% to 2.32, VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) which was up 51.50% to settle at 4.56 and Novavax Inc (NASDAQ:NVAX) which gained 47.64% to close at 13.11.

The worst performers were Transcode Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RNAZ) which was down 56.30% to 0.62 in late trade, Akoustis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AKTS) which lost 26.30% to settle at 0.42 and Anebulo Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ANEB) which was down 20.98% to 2.41 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1430 to 1413 and 73 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1727 rose and 1635 declined, while 128 ended unchanged.

Shares in Akoustis Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AKTS) fell to all time lows; losing 26.30% or 0.15 to 0.42. Shares in Novavax Inc (NASDAQ:NVAX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 47.64% or 4.23 to 13.11.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.37% to 13.60.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.37% or 32.60 to $2,342.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.16% or 0.91 to hit $79.17 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.79% or 0.65 to trade at $83.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.32% to 156.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 105.10.