U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.60%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.60%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.16%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.47%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), which rose 3.26% or 4.08 points to trade at 129.37 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase&Co (NYSE: JPM) added 2.92% or 3.65 points to end at 128.56 and American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) was up 2.07% or 3.30 points to 163.08 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE), which fell 2.41% or 2.91 points to trade at 117.80 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) declined 1.49% or 4.19 points to end at 276.38 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) was down 1.31% or 2.10 points to 158.15.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) which rose 11.97% to 13.84, International Flavors&Fragrances Inc (NYSE: IFF) which was up 6.37% to settle at 89.64 and Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE: LUMN) which gained 5.60% to close at 2.54.

The worst performers were Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) which was down 4.77% to 8.79 in late trade, American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT) which lost 3.19% to settle at 193.25 and Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ: GOOG) which was down 2.83% to 103.06 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were WiSA Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: WISA) which rose 89.47% to 3.60, First Citizens BancShares Inc (NASDAQ: FCNCA) which was up 53.74% to settle at 895.61 and Gorilla Technology Group Inc (NASDAQ: GRRR) which gained 41.15% to close at 11.80.

The worst performers were KludeIn I Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: NIR) which was down 59.08% to 4.98 in late trade, Codiak BioSciences Inc (NASDAQ: CDAK) which lost 56.70% to settle at 0.19 and Unity Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: UBX) which was down 53.01% to 1.95 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2201 to 806 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2146 rose and 1483 declined, while 179 ended unchanged.

Shares in KludeIn I Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: NIR) fell to all time lows; losing 59.08% or 7.19 to 4.98. Shares in First Citizens BancShares Inc (NASDAQ: FCNCA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 53.74% or 313.06 to 895.61. Shares in Codiak BioSciences Inc (NASDAQ: CDAK) fell to all time lows; falling 56.70% or 0.25 to 0.19. Shares in Unity Biotechnology Inc (NASDAQ: UBX) fell to all time lows; losing 53.01% or 2.20 to 1.95.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.24% to 20.60.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.28% or 25.70 to $1,976.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 5.41% or 3.75 to hit $73.01 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 4.37% or 3.26 to trade at $77.85 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.67% to 131.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 102.48.

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