U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.29% at 52,421.20, the S&P 500 down 0.48% at 7,619.98 and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.56% at 26,186.41. The VIX volatility index rose 7.95%, while the 10-year Treasury yield briefly exceeded 5%, its highest closing level since 2007. Semiconductor stocks faced pressure, but cybersecurity shares gained. CrowdStrike rose 13.85% to $235.38 after CEO George Kurtz said the industry should focus on making advancing AI safer, prompting Jim Cramer to call the stock a must-buy. Zscaler advanced 16.52% to $191.73 amid a rotation into cybersecurity names, while Microsoft gained 1.97% to $505.41 after positive feedback for its AI safety framework. Bank of America fell 5.12% to $59.47 after CEO Brian Moynihan gave cautious guidance on third-quarter trading performance and dealmaking fees. Corning dropped 13.70% to $143.60 on dilution concerns linked to a $2 billion equity distribution agreement with Goldman Sachs, before rising 1.1% in after-hours trading. Earlier declines among AI-related shares included Teradyne, Astera Labs, Arm, Super Micro Computer and Marvell Technology. MSX.COM describes MSX as a real-world asset trading platform listing hundreds of tokens linked to U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds.