Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Health Care sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.03%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.26%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.90% or 2.03 points to trade at 108.88 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) added 1.24% or 1.11 points to end at 90.67 and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) was up 1.08% or 0.35 points to 32.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.76% or 0.64 points to trade at 35.80 at the close. United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) declined 1.03% or 1.23 points to end at 118.75 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was down 0.99% or 0.83 points to 83.30.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Meadwestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) which rose 14.01% to 51.35, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was up 6.73% to settle at 155.83 and DR Horton Inc (NYSE:DHI) which gained 5.54% to close at 24.38.
The worst performers were Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) which was down 7.69% to 59.06 in late trade, Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which lost 4.99% to settle at 26.64 and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which was down 4.83% to 100.98 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution (NASDAQ:KONE) which rose 60.60% to 4.850, RIT Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:RITT) which was up 54.17% to settle at 1.480 and Heat Biolog (NASDAQ:HTBX) which gained 46.25% to close at 5.85.
The worst performers were Life Partners Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LPHI) which was down 43.14% to 0.215 in late trade, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHIP) which lost 17.45% to settle at 0.700 and Sysorex Gbl (NASDAQ:SYRX) which was down 16.96% to 1.42 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2052 to 743; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1779 rose and 1016 declined, while 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Meadwestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) rose to all time highs; up 14.01% or 6.31 to 51.35. Shares in Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) fell to 3-year lows; falling 4.99% or 1.40 to 26.64. Shares in Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHIP) fell to all time lows; falling 17.45% or 0.148 to 0.700.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 6.72% to 15.54.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.91% or 11.80 to $1281.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March fell 1.12% or 0.51 to hit $45.08 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract fell 1.34% or 0.66 to trade at $48.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.31% to 1.1239, while USD/JPY rose 0.60% to 118.50.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 95.29.