US close: Stocks mixed as investors catch breath after payrolls

Stocks on Wall Street finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors continued to digest the stronger-than-expected monthly jobs report published at the end of last week.

At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3% at 35,101.85 and the S&P 500 was off 0.09% at 4,432.35, while the Nasdaq Composite was 0.16% firmer at 14,860.18.

"Yet equity markets are very stable, with focus here remaining on the events of the last couple of weeks," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda Europe.

"The US jobs report on Friday has solidified expectations for a taper announcement this year, most likely September if the August report is another knockout, so now it's all about gathering clues as to when it will start and at what pace."

Further buoying investor sentiment, the Department of Labor reported that the number of job openings in the US reached 10.1m in June, beating consensus estimates for 9.27m,

On the broker front, analysts at BMO Capital upgraded their recommendation for AMD's shares from 'underperform' to 'market perform', though the chipmaker’s shares still closed down 2.3%.

In earnings news meanwhile, Tyson Foods jumped 8.69% after the food producer trounced analysts' estimates with its second quarter sales and earnings per share.

Pay-TV outfit Dish managed gains of 0.67% after it served up better-than-expected second quarter earnings, with earnings per share up by 36% than a year earlier at $1.06.

Dow Jones - Risers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $47.44 0.72%
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $142.18 0.54%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $399.88 0.50%
Boeing Co. (BA) $232.27 0.41%
Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $153.39 0.36%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $173.71 0.35%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $208.80 0.26%
Intel Corp. (INTC) $54.05 0.24%
Walmart Inc. (WMT) $145.58 0.24%
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $56.66 0.02%

Dow Jones - Fallers

International Business Machines Corporation (CDI) (IBM) $141.25 -1.97%
Chevron Corp. (CVX) $100.25 -1.67%
Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $410.87 -1.02%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $227.89 -0.98%
McDonald's Corp. (MCD) $234.68 -0.67%
Nike Inc. (NKE) $171.77 -0.60%
Visa Inc. (V) $240.00 -0.58%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $249.32 -0.51%
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $288.33 -0.39%
3M Co. (MMM) $197.43 -0.35%

S&P 500 - Risers

Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) $77.30 8.69%
Mosaic Company (MOS) $32.56 3.40%
Nucor Corp. (NUE) $107.78 3.33%
Ball Corp (BLL) $87.38 2.48%
Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) $32.40 2.31%
Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW) $73.44 2.07%
Albemarle Corp. (ALB) $231.49 2.06%
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) $45.98 2.02%
CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) $47.07 1.91%
Illumina Inc. (ILMN) $506.34 1.83%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD) $275.75 -5.18%
Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) $138.23 -4.47%
Diamondback Energy Inc. (FANG) $77.23 -3.52%
TripAdvisor Inc. (TRIP) $36.02 -3.28%
Marriott International - Class A (MAR) $137.14 -3.14%
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) $25.61 -2.96%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $96.14 -2.79%
Flowserve Corp. (FLS) $39.15 -2.64%
Cimarex Energy Co (XEC) $64.11 -2.61%
Alliance Data Systems Corp. (ADS) $91.99 -2.57%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

NetEase Inc. Ads (NTES) $92.48 6.30%
JD.com, Inc. (JD) $71.73 3.08%
Tesla Inc (TSLA) $713.76 2.10%
Illumina Inc. (ILMN) $506.34 1.83%
Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) $98.47 1.55%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $160.57 1.43%
Baidu Inc. (BIDU) $166.53 1.38%
Alphabet Inc. Class A (GOOGL) $2,738.26 0.87%
Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) $24.85 0.73%
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $47.44 0.72%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Sirius XM Holdings Inc (SIRI) $6.25 -3.85%
Marriott International - Class A (MAR) $137.14 -3.14%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $96.14 -2.79%
Qurate Retail Inc. (QRTEA) $11.00 -2.57%
American Airlines Group (AAL) $20.56 -2.19%
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $80.21 -2.18%
Western Digital Corp. (WDC) $67.61 -1.67%
Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) $121.46 -1.32%
Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) $190.45 -1.30%
Incyte Corp. (INCY) $75.31 -1.30%