U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.60%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.60%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.20%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.11%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), which rose 6.02% or 5.34 points to trade at 94.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 0.92% or 3.85 points to end at 424.57 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) was up 0.85% or 1.34 points to 159.08 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 4.06% or 15.57 points to trade at 368.03 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 1.81% or 3.49 points to end at 189.50 and Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) was down 1.58% or 3.24 points to 202.01.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) which rose 6.02% to 94.02, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was up 5.51% to settle at 124.38 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which gained 4.24% to close at 106.56.

The worst performers were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) which was down 9.91% to 19.54 in late trade, ResMed Inc (NYSE:RMD) which lost 4.40% to settle at 189.32 and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which was down 4.10% to 65.90 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Vast Renewables Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTE) which rose 157.61% to 7.96, CXApp Inc (NASDAQ:CXAI) which was up 151.02% to settle at 6.15 and Sunshine Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:SBFM) which gained 76.03% to close at 0.11.

The worst performers were Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EIGR) which was down 72.20% to 1.39 in late trade, Disc Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:IRON) which lost 45.05% to settle at 34.21 and Biora Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BIOR) which was down 33.15% to 0.74 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1878 to 981 and 58 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2140 fell and 1276 advanced, while 103 ended unchanged.

Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.91% or 2.15 to 19.54. Shares in Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.51% or 6.49 to 124.38. Shares in Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EIGR) fell to 5-year lows; down 72.20% or 3.61 to 1.39. Shares in Biora Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BIOR) fell to all time lows; falling 33.15% or 0.36 to 0.74.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 4.92% to 13.65.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.38% or 30.95 to $2,269.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.87% or 0.72 to hit $83.89 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.70% or 0.61 to trade at $87.61 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.45% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.18% to 151.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 104.71.