U.S. stocks mixed at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.38%

U.S. stocks closed mixed on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging up 0.38%, the S&P 500 slipping 0.06%, and the NASDAQ Composite falling 0.44%. Verizon Communications led the Dow Jones gains, surging 2.71% to close at 42.78, while Salesforce Inc and Coca-Cola Co each added 2.09% and 1.98% respectively. Conversely, Cisco Systems, NVIDIA Corporation, and Amazon.com all declined, with Cisco falling 2.59% to 115.32, NVIDIA down 1.29% to 226.32, and Amazon slipping 1.10% to 259.55.

On the S&P 500, Fair Isaac Corporation, Lamb Weston Holdings, and Medtronic PLC were the top performers, with gains of 10.85%, 4.83%, and 3.83% respectively. Conversely, Corning Incorporated, Moderna Inc, and Akamai Technologies suffered losses of 6.00%, 5.04%, and 4.96% respectively. The S&P 500's worst performers included Corning, Moderna, and Akamai.

On the NASDAQ Composite, Mobile-health Network Solutions, Linkers Industries Ltd, and J-Star Holding Co Ltd led gains, while DarkIris Inc, Able View Global Inc, and Vivakor Inc were among the worst performers, falling by an astonishing 58.15%, 44.35%, and 42.89% respectively. The CBOE Volatility Index rose 2.49% to 15.21, while gold futures for December delivery increased by 0.12% to $4,195.47 per troy ounce.

Crude oil for November delivery slipped 0.61% to $93.17 a barrel, and the December Brent oil contract declined by 0.60% to $106.01 a barrel. EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.12, while USD/JPY rose by 0.20% to 158.64. The US Dollar Index Futures stayed unchanged at 102.38.