U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.20%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.20%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.72%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which rose 2.02% or 10.02 points to trade at 505.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) added 1.93% or 2.80 points to end at 147.57 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was up 1.37% or 1.28 points to 94.41 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.48% or 4.61 points to trade at 181.31 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 2.13% or 2.41 points to end at 110.50 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 1.99% or 2.81 points to 138.72.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) which rose 8.00% to 112.24, Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) which was up 7.48% to settle at 57.79 and Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) which gained 5.18% to close at 106.96.

The worst performers were Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which was down 3.55% to 80.65 in late trade, Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:EA) which lost 3.53% to settle at 125.60 and Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which was down 3.43% to 185.87 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Evofem Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:EVFM) which rose 187.71% to 1.07, Acutus Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AFIB) which was up 87.59% to settle at 1.01 and Epizyme Inc (NASDAQ:EPZM) which gained 55.14% to close at 1.48.

The worst performers were Powerbridge Technologies Co Ltd (NASDAQ:PBTS) which was down 34.95% to 0.67 in late trade, Borqs Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BRQS) which lost 24.38% to settle at 2.15 and Enochian Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENOB) which was down 21.92% to 2.60 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1738 to 1413 and 116 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1948 rose and 1867 declined, while 175 ended unchanged.

Shares in Borqs Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BRQS) fell to 52-week lows; down 24.38% or 0.69 to 2.15. Shares in Enochian Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ENOB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 21.92% or 0.73 to 2.60.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.03% to 26.95.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.38% or 6.95 to $1,823.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.92% or 2.07 to hit $109.69 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.80% or 1.96 to trade at $111.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.22% to 135.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 103.69.