With only two trading days left in the year, the market crawled its way to the downside on very light volume on Monday. The major indices closed down about 0.5% each.

Here are some of the session’s winners and losers:

Losers

Jones Apparel Group Inc. (JNY)

This retailer wasn’t feeling much leftover holiday spirit. News of another credit agreement termination sent the stock plunging by more than 19%, or $1.07, to start the week. Shares closed at $4.55.

Dow Chemical Co. (DOW)

As a deal with Kuwait valued at $17.4 billion met the ax, the stock tumbled $3.60, or 19%, on Monday to $15.32.

Rohm & Haas Co. (ROH)

This stock was a casualty of the Dow Chemical deal failure, as speculation that a deal for the purchase of ROH may have gone down the tubes caused the stock to fall $1.02, or 16%, to close at $53.34.

Prologis (PLD)

The weakening dollar and continued poor data are not helping the real estate sector, which was down across the board. PLD was down nearly 10%, losing $1.34 to close at $12.25.

Micron Technology Inc. (MU)

Capital concerns hampered the stock Monday, as it lost 23 cents, or 8.9%, finishing at $2.36.

Winners

Hess Corp. (HES)

Higher oil was the name of the game to start the week. Hess was just one of the many winners, with the stock gaining $3.20, or 6.5%, Monday to end at $52.25.

Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR)

Another winner Monday was MUR, as oil climbed back above $40 a barrel. The stock was up nearly 6%, gaining $2.49 to close at $44.24.

Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI)

BHI was another beneficiary of rising oil prices, the drilling equipment and service provider gained 5.3% or $1.56, to close at $31.18.

Tesoro Corp. (TSO)

Higher oil prices work their magic once again. The refiner managed to move higher on Monday. The stock last traded at $12.66, a 61-cent, or 5%, increase.

Transocean Ltd. (RIG)

The offshore contract provider was among many making money off of oil; despite troubles in the Middle East. It closed up nearly 5%, gaining $2.20 to $46.38.