U.S. stocks lower at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.58%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.58%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.04%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.81% or 2.92 points to trade at 164.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) added 1.54% or 0.96 points to end at 63.35 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.26% or 2.27 points to 182.58 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 3.60% or 6.94 points to trade at 185.89 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 3.35% or 11.41 points to end at 329.33 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 2.33% or 5.10 points to 213.70.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) which rose 8.58% to 25.06, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which was up 8.41% to settle at 60.97 and Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) which gained 8.25% to close at 67.20.

The worst performers were Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) which was down 6.91% to 22.75 in late trade, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) which lost 4.98% to settle at 14.70 and Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) which was down 4.67% to 88.22 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Neurosense Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:NRSN) which rose 299.36% to 6.23, Clarus Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRXT) which was up 58.44% to settle at 1.22 and Yumanity Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:YMTX) which gained 58.04% to close at 1.77.

The worst performers were Vallon Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VLON) which was down 68.95% to 2.31 in late trade, Allena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALNA) which lost 43.16% to settle at 0.28 and Imperial Petroleum Inc (NASDAQ:IMPP) which was down 36.71% to 1.50 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1924 to 1289 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2464 fell and 1443 advanced, while 177 ended unchanged.

Shares in Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.58% or 1.98 to 25.06. Shares in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.41% or 4.73 to 60.97. Shares in Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.25% or 5.12 to 67.20. Shares in The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.26% or 2.27 to 182.58. Shares in Neurosense Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:NRSN) rose to all time highs; rising 299.36% or 4.67 to 6.23. Shares in Vallon Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VLON) fell to all time lows; down 68.95% or 5.13 to 2.31. Shares in Allena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ALNA) fell to all time lows; falling 43.16% or 0.21 to 0.28.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.42% to 23.53 a new 1-month low.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.33% or 6.35 to $1,935.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 7.16% or 7.38 to hit $110.47 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 7.63% or 8.24 to trade at $116.17 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 119.49.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 98.51.