U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.08%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.08%, while the S&P 500 index declined 0.39%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 1.20%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 3.06% or 5.14 points to trade at 173.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 2.11% or 1.91 points to end at 92.32 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.79% or 0.86 points to 49.04 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 2.48% or 3.15 points to trade at 124.05 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 2.00% or 2.15 points to end at 105.18 and Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 1.67% or 2.79 points to 164.12.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) which rose 5.68% to 67.72, NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which was up 4.21% to settle at 44.07 and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) which gained 4.07% to close at 37.57.

The worst performers were Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) which was down 8.18% to 37.39 in late trade, Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) which lost 7.09% to settle at 186.93 and Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) which was down 6.02% to 123.85 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd (NASDAQ:AGRI) which rose 65.87% to 2.77, Newage Inc (NASDAQ:NBEV) which was up 65.82% to settle at 0.42 and Data Storage Corp (NASDAQ:DTST) which gained 50.00% to close at 3.45.

The worst performers were Chimerix Inc (NASDAQ:CMRX) which was down 60.85% to 1.66 in late trade, Predictive Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:POAI) which lost 45.81% to settle at 0.38 and Iris Energy Ltd (NASDAQ:IREN) which was down 36.45% to 4.90 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1601 to 1570 and 112 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2264 fell and 1577 advanced, while 188 ended unchanged.

Shares in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.68% or 3.64 to 67.72. Shares in Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.09% or 14.27 to 186.93. Shares in Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.02% or 7.93 to 123.85. Shares in Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) rose to all time highs; rising 2.11% or 1.91 to 92.32. Shares in Chimerix Inc (NASDAQ:CMRX) fell to 52-week lows; losing 60.85% or 2.58 to 1.66. Shares in Predictive Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:POAI) fell to all time lows; down 45.81% or 0.32 to 0.38. Shares in Iris Energy Ltd (NASDAQ:IREN) fell to all time lows; falling 36.45% or 2.81 to 4.90.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.85% to 27.47.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.79% or 14.22 to $1,822.42 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.95% or 3.20 to hit $111.83 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.45% or 2.73 to trade at $114.28 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.04, while USD/JPY fell 0.10% to 129.07.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 104.25.