U.S. shares mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.00%

Investing.com – U.S. equities were mixed at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Telecoms, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.09%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.31%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 3.18% or 6.71 points to trade at 217.51 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) added 1.60% or 3.41 points to end at 216.98 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was up 1.55% or 1.76 points to 115.66 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV), which lost 2.16% or 5.91 points to trade at 267.78 in late trade. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.43% or 0.90 points to end at 61.90 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) shed 1.21% or 2.47 points to 201.45.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which rose 5.03% to 43.25, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN) which was up 4.94% to settle at 517.59 and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which gained 4.73% to close at 121.69.

The worst performers were Edison International (NYSE:EIX) which was down 8.07% to 49.42 in late trade, PG&E Corp (NYSE:PCG) which lost 6.87% to settle at 14.57 and Universal Health Services Inc (NYSE:UHS) which was down 6.14% to 177.77 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Klotho Neuroscience Inc (NASDAQ:KLTO) which rose 782.93% to 1.81, Aethlon Medical Inc (NASDAQ:AEMD) which was up 596.97% to settle at 2.30 and Ohmyhome Ltd (NASDAQ:OMH) which gained 299.34% to close at 2.41.

The worst performers were Nuwellis Inc (NASDAQ:NUWE) which was down 42.94% to 0.23 in late trade, WANG & LEE GROUP Inc (NASDAQ:WLGS) which lost 42.70% to settle at 0.12 and ReShape Lifesciences Inc (NASDAQ:RSLS) which was down 37.80% to 2.60 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1703 to 1055 and 90 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1916 rose and 1377 declined, while 143 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.39% to 17.17.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.00% or 0.10 to $3,346.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.30% or 0.84 to hit $65.42 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.98% or 0.65 to trade at $67.12 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.14, while USD/JPY fell 0.17% to 144.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 98.98.