U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.16%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.16% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.32%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.83%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 3M Company (NYSE:MMM ), which rose 1.54% or 2.01 points to trade at 131.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO ) added 1.50% or 1.05 points to end at 70.84 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS ) was up 1.35% or 1.22 points to 91.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which fell 1.95% or 0.40 points to trade at 20.14 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN ) declined 0.87% or 1.54 points to end at 175.50 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) was down 0.85% or 1.48 points to 173.48.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Dayforce Inc (NYSE:DAY ) which rose 3.96% to 59.00, VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC ) which was up 3.63% to settle at 17.70 and Jack Henry & Associates Inc (NASDAQ:JKHY ) which gained 2.56% to close at 168.84.

The worst performers were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI ) which was down 8.27% to 562.51 in late trade, Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO ) which lost 3.99% to settle at 159.72 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU ) which was down 3.83% to 98.91 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Femto Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BCAN ) which rose 1,466.38% to 8.33, Medirom Healthcare Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MRM ) which was up 135.89% to settle at 5.85 and Prestige Wealth Inc (NASDAQ:PWM ) which gained 92.57% to close at 1.43.

The worst performers were Alarum Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:ALAR ) which was down 31.34% to 14.83 in late trade, Fenbo Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:FEBO ) which lost 30.53% to settle at 4.87 and PDD Holdings Inc DRC (NASDAQ:PDD ) which was down 28.51% to 100.00 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1528 to 1308 and 97 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1740 fell and 1597 advanced, while 123 ended unchanged.

Shares in 3M Company (NYSE:MMM ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.54% or 2.01 to 131.85. Shares in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.50% or 1.05 to 70.84.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.83% to 16.15.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.32% or 8.25 to $2,554.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.01% or 2.25 to hit $77.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.51% or 1.96 to trade at $80.11 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.12, while USD/JPY rose 0.12% to 144.55.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.78.

Source: Investing.com