Investing.com – U.S. equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.20%, while the S&P 500 index lost 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index declined 0.72%.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), which lost 2.48% or 4.61 points to trade at 181.31 in late trade. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 2.13% or 2.41 points to end at 110.50 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) shed 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.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1765 to 1420 and 113 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1959 rose and 1850 declined, while 203 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.03% to 26.95.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.39% or 7.15 to $1,823.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.90% or 2.05 to hit $109.67 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.77% or 1.93 to trade at $111.03 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.06, while USD/JPY rose 0.23% to 135.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 103.69.