The U.S. stock market was slightly lower on Monday as the Dow and S&P 500 continue to trade near all-time high levels.
Most of the major sectors were actually positive on the day, led by energy which jumped nearly 1 percent. Losses in the
healthcare sector, however, weighed on the broader market with healthcare stocks shedding almost 1 percent on the day.
Big gainers included Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ: MFRM), which jumped 114 percent after a buyout offer, and Sothebys
(NYSE: BID), which climbed 13 percent after a strong earnings
report. Losers included Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ: LILAK), which fell almost 12 percent, and Five Prime Therapeutics
Inc (NASDAQ: FPRX), which fell more than nine
percent on sector weakness and profit-taking.
Major Averages
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 14 points, or 0.08 percent, to 18,529 on the day.
The S&P 500 fell less than 2 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,181.
The Nasdaq shed 8 points on the session to close at 5,213.
Commodities
The commodity complex was higher, with the Bloomberg Commodity Index gaining 0.55 percent in afternoon trading.
NYMEX crude oil futures climbed 2.58 percent to $42.88 while Brent contracts rose 2.08 percent to $45.19.
Precious metals were slightly lower on Monday. COMEX gold futures were last down 0.25 percent to $1,341.10. The SPDR
Gold Trust ETF (NYSE: GLD) shed 0.09 percent to
$127.44. Silver futures fell 0.31 percent to $19.76 on the day. The iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSE: SLV) added 0.16 percent to $18.74.
In the grains complex, corn and wheat were both slightly higher during Monday's trading session. Corn futures rose 0.15 percent
to $3.3475 while wheat contracts added 0.24 percent to $4.1700.
Bonds
Treasury prices were slightly higher on Monday. At the close of equities, the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond
ETF (NYSE: TLT) was up 0.19 percent to $138.26.
Treasury yields were as follows: The yield on the 2-Year Note was 0.74 percent. The 5-Year Note was yielding 1.15 percent. The
10-Year Note was last yielding 1.59 percent while the 30-Year Bond yield was 2.30 percent.
Currencies
The U.S. Dollar was slightly higher. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (NYSE: UUP), which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of foreign
currencies, traded up 0.08 percent to $24.90. The closely watched EUR/USD pair fell 0.05 percent to 1.1081 euros.
Volatility and Volume
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up 1.23 percent on the day to 11.53. The VIX remains near its 52-week low as market
volatility expectations remain muted.
Volume was very light on Monday with around 36 million shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) trading hands versus a 3-month daily average of just under 96
million shares. Trading in the PowerShares QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) was also below average with just 11 million shares trading hands compared to a
3-month daily average of almost 24 million.
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