Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.42%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 0.72% or 0.41 points to trade at 57.14 at the close. Meanwhile, EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) added 0.64% or 0.44 points to end at 68.88 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 0.36% or 0.58 points to 162.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which fell 2.45% or 2.59 points to trade at 103.07 at the close. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) declined 1.91% or 1.80 points to end at 92.20 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.36% or 1.96 points to 141.73.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which rose 6.02% to 13.92, Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which was up 4.60% to settle at 42.74 and Under Armour Inc C (NYSE:UAc) which gained 3.47% to close at 38.780.
The worst performers were Roper Technologies Inc (NYSE:ROP) which was down 5.76% to 163.33 in late trade, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which lost 4.64% to settle at 5.140 and Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN) which was down 4.42% to 36.08 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were China Ceramics Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CCCL) which rose 75.50% to 5.3000, Sophiris Bio Inc (NASDAQ:SPHS) which was up 35.84% to settle at 5.950 and Neovasc Inc (NASDAQ:NVCN) which gained 32.61% to close at 0.610.
The worst performers were Tobira Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TBRA) which was down 60.00% to 4.50 in late trade, Epirus Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EPRS) which lost 51.02% to settle at 0.120 and Technical Communications (NASDAQ:TCCO) which was down 24.08% to 3.910 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2060 to 1207 and 34 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1502 fell and 1085 advanced, while 58 ended unchanged.
Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.36% or 0.58 to 162.65. Shares in Tobira Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TBRA) fell to all time lows; down 60.00% or 6.75 to 4.50. Shares in Sophiris Bio Inc (NASDAQ:SPHS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 35.84% or 1.570 to 5.950. Shares in Epirus Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EPRS) fell to all time lows; losing 51.02% or 0.125 to 0.120.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 7.82% to 12.96.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.62% or 8.25 to $1323.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.58% or 1.14 to hit $43.05 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.23% or 1.03 to trade at $45.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.0991, while USD/JPY fell 0.32% to 105.79.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 97.30.