U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.80%

U.S. Stock Market Update

Investing.com – U.S. stocks exhibited mixed results after Monday's close, with gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas, and Utilities sectors propelling shares higher, while losses in the Healthcare, Financials, and Consumer Goods sectors pulled shares down.

At the close on the NYSE:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.80%
– S&P 500 declined 0.18%
– NASDAQ Composite added 0.28%

Best Performers on Dow Jones:

• Boeing Co (NYSE:BA): +3.11% or +4.82 points, closing at 159.82
• Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL): +0.66% or +1.55 points, ending at 236.55
• UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH): +0.33% or +1.86 points, closing at 571.47

Worst Performers on Dow Jones:

• American Express Company (NYSE:AXP): -2.19% or -6.05 points, closing at 270.74
• Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK): -2.17% or -2.36 points, ending at 106.34
• Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV): -2.17% or -5.75 points, closing at 259.70

Top Performers on S&P 500:

• Kenvue Inc (NYSE:KVUE): +5.52% to 22.92
• NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA): +4.14% to 143.71
• Boeing Co (NYSE:BA): +3.11% to 159.82

Worst Performers on S&P 500:

• Builders FirstSource Inc (NYSE:BLDR): -5.20% to 184.84
• Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI): -4.69% to 320.23
• Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN): -4.39% to 180.63

Top Performers on NASDAQ Composite:

• Genprex Inc (NASDAQ:GNPX): +265.62% to 1.51
• GRI Bio Inc (NASDAQ:GRI): +127.59% to 1.32
• Siyata Mobile Inc (NASDAQ:SYTA): +82.18% to 1.84

Worst Performers on NASDAQ Composite:

• TC BioPharm Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:TCBP): -55.14% to 2.27
• Gritstone Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:GRTS): -31.78% to 0.03
• JIA DA CORP (NASDAQ:JDZG): -26.32% to 1.54

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on both the NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges. The NYSE recorded 2196 declines versus 627 advances, while Nasdaq had 2249 falls against 1042 rises.

NVIDIA and Apple shares reached all-time highs. In contrast, shares of TC BioPharm Holdings and Gritstone Oncology dropped to all-time lows.

The CBOE Volatility Index rose 1.89% to 18.37.

Commodities Update:
– Gold Futures (December) rose 0.16% to $2,734.30
– Crude Oil (December) rose 1.70% to $69.86 per barrel
– Brent Oil (December) rose 1.41% to $74.09 per barrel

Currency Update:
– EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.08
– USD/JPY rose 0.86% to 150.80

US Dollar Index Futures increased 0.48% to 103.80.