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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.46%, and the NASDAQ Composite index lost 3.07%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ ), which rose 4.15% or 6.09 points to trade at 152.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM ) added 3.96% or 13.22 points to end at 347.10 and Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV ) was up 3.79% or 9.16 points to 251.01 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA ), which fell 16.86% or 24.05 points to trade at 118.42 at the close. Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO ) declined 5.03% or 3.13 points to end at 59.08 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT ) was down 3.10% or 12.65 points to 394.98.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were American Water Works (NYSE: AWK ) which rose 6.84% to 129.95, AT&T Inc (NYSE: T ) which was up 6.25% to settle at 24.14 and HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE: HCA ) which gained 6.05% to close at 332.00.

The worst performers were Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE: VST ) which was down 28.27% to 137.08 in late trade, Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET ) which lost 22.35% to settle at 100.30 and GE Vernova LLC (NYSE: GEV ) which was down 21.52% to 330.00 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Haoxi Health Technology Ltd (NASDAQ: HAO ) which rose 2,336.89% to 2.51, Aurora Mobile Ltd (NASDAQ: JG ) which was up 150.95% to settle at 14.53 and Akero Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AKRO ) which gained 96.77% to close at 51.71.

The worst performers were Allakos Inc (NASDAQ: ALLK ) which was down 80.47% to 0.24 in late trade, NXU Inc (NASDAQ: NXU ) which lost 58.60% to settle at 0.26 and Veru Inc (NASDAQ: VERU ) which was down 47.51% to 0.63 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1489 to 1322 and 56 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1981 fell and 1367 advanced, while 107 ended unchanged.

Shares in AT&T Inc (NYSE: T ) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.25% or 1.42 to 24.14. Shares in Allakos Inc (NASDAQ: ALLK ) fell to all time lows; falling 80.47% or 0.97 to 0.24. Shares in Aurora Mobile Ltd (NASDAQ: JG ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 150.95% or 8.74 to 14.53. Shares in Akero Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AKRO ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 96.77% or 25.34 to 51.71.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 20.54% to 17.90.

Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.20% or 33.75 to $2,772.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.06% or 1.54 to hit $73.12 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.86% or 1.44 to trade at $76.11 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.82% to 154.47.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 107.15.