U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.11%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.11%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.02%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), which rose 2.56% or 8.24 points to trade at 329.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 2.12% or 0.97 points to end at 46.64 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 1.86% or 2.34 points to 128.46 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which fell 2.07% or 2.70 points to trade at 127.77 at the close. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) declined 1.60% or 3.12 points to end at 192.07 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was down 1.42% or 4.31 points to 300.21.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which rose 7.48% to 48.45, Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) which was up 6.18% to settle at 40.03 and Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which gained 5.24% to close at 110.35.

The worst performers were Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW) which was down 9.44% to 74.94 in late trade, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which lost 6.49% to settle at 154.75 and Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO) which was down 4.69% to 217.53 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Casa Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CASA) which rose 82.52% to 7.10, Frequency Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:FREQ) which was up 30.82% to settle at 1.91 and Natus Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ:NTUS) which gained 28.64% to close at 33.51.

The worst performers were Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DFFN) which was down 34.22% to 0.17 in late trade, Nutex Health Inc (NASDAQ:NUTX) which lost 29.18% to settle at 5.17 and Digital Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DBGI) which was down 23.57% to 0.85 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1978 to 1199 and 130 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2612 fell and 1307 advanced, while 164 ended unchanged.

Shares in Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.24% or 5.49 to 110.35. Shares in Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.07% or 2.70 to 127.77. Shares in Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DFFN) fell to all time lows; losing 34.22% or 0.09 to 0.17. Shares in Natus Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ:NTUS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 28.64% or 7.46 to 33.51. Shares in Digital Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DBGI) fell to all time lows; losing 23.57% or 0.26 to 0.85.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.33% to 22.17.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.30% or 5.90 to $1,980.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.47% or 0.50 to hit $106.88 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.77% or 0.86 to trade at $112.56 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.49% to 126.96.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 100.78.