Investing.com – U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in NYSE, the lost 0.94%, while the index lost 0.96%, and the index declined 1.17%.
The best performers of the session on the were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which rose 0.59% or 0.91 points to trade at 155.91 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE:) added 0.50% or 1.12 points to end at 227.12 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) was up 0.29% or 1.16 points to 398.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Travelers Companies (NYSE:), which fell 4.34% or 10.24 points to trade at 225.97 at the close. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:) declined 3.06% or 5.71 points to end at 180.80 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:) was down 2.90% or 2.76 points to 92.39.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 15.79% to 47.74, Air Products and Chemicals Inc (NYSE:) which was up 9.52% to settle at 312.69 and Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:) which gained 8.52% to close at 173.82.
The worst performers were Everest Re Group Ltd (NYSE:) which was down 8.47% to 372.55 in late trade, Arch Capital Group Ltd (NASDAQ:) which lost 6.14% to settle at 107.81 and Assurant Inc (NYSE:) which was down 5.53% to 186.60 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Scholar Rock Holding Corp (NASDAQ:) which rose 361.46% to 34.24, Sobr Safe Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 165.79% to settle at 10.10 and Snail Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 63.73% to close at 1.67.
The worst performers were Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 51.85% to 0.05 in late trade, Trevena Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 46.58% to settle at 2.50 and LakeShore Biopharma Co Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 39.27% to 3.31 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2011 to 805 and 83 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2240 fell and 1056 advanced, while 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Air Products and Chemicals Inc (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.52% or 27.19 to 312.69. Shares in Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.52% or 13.64 to 173.82. Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 0.50% or 1.12 to 227.12. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; rising 0.29% or 1.16 to 398.25. Shares in Scholar Rock Holding Corp (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; up 361.46% or 26.82 to 34.24. Shares in Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 51.85% or 0.06 to 0.05. Shares in Trevena Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 46.58% or 2.18 to 2.50. Shares in Snail Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 63.73% or 0.65 to 1.67. Shares in LakeShore Biopharma Co Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 39.27% or 2.14 to 3.31.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 17.86% to 22.64 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.21% or 5.65 to $2,662.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.91% or 2.91 to hit $77.29 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.86% or 3.01 to trade at $81.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.10, while USD/JPY fell 0.40% to 148.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 102.26.
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