U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.55%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms , Oil & Gas and Financials 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 gained 0.55% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.51%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which rose 6.36% or 1.25 points to trade at 20.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK ) added 2.49% or 2.87 points to end at 117.96 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO ) was up 2.47% or 1.23 points to 51.03 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL ), which fell 2.78% or 6.18 points to trade at 216.32 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN ) declined 0.86% or 1.60 points to end at 184.89 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) was down 0.78% or 1.22 points to 155.55.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ) which rose 6.36% to 20.91, Bath & Body Works Inc. (NYSE:BBWI ) which was up 6.25% to settle at 28.91 and Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL ) which gained 5.12% to close at 170.33.

The worst performers were Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO ) which was down 6.68% to 100.46 in late trade, Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS ) which lost 5.09% to settle at 97.25 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU ) which was down 4.43% to 87.18 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were iSpecimen Inc (NASDAQ:ISPC ) which rose 2,216.06% to 4.47, NuCana PLC (NASDAQ:NCNA ) which was up 150.79% to settle at 6.37 and Bone Biologics Corp (NASDAQ:BBLG ) which gained 133.75% to close at 1.87.

The worst performers were JBDI Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:JBDI ) which was down 91.95% to 2.13 in late trade, LeddarTech Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LDTC ) which lost 29.86% to settle at 0.31 and Highest Performances Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HPH ) which was down 29.29% to 0.60 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1900 to 913 and 93 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1658 fell and 1647 advanced, while 127 ended unchanged.

Shares in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL ) rose to all time highs; rising 5.12% or 8.30 to 170.33. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.78% or 1.22 to 155.55. Shares in JBDI Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:JBDI ) fell to all time lows; down 91.95% or 24.32 to 2.13. Shares in LeddarTech Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LDTC ) fell to all time lows; down 29.86% or 0.13 to 0.31. Shares in Highest Performances Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:HPH ) fell to all time lows; down 29.29% or 0.25 to 0.60.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.50% to 17.14.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.01% or 0.15 to $2,610.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.26% or 1.53 to hit $69.28 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 1.31 to trade at $72.92 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.49% to 1.11, while USD/JPY fell 0.14% to 140.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 100.35.

Source: Investing.com