U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.29%

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.