Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 1.46% or 2.58 points to trade at 179.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) added 1.10% or 2.97 points to end at 272.83 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 1.06% or 3.73 points to 356.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 1.54% or 0.34 points to trade at 21.77 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 1.23% or 1.05 points to end at 84.02 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.13% or 3.71 points to 323.91.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) which rose 6.54% to 124.73, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) which was up 4.82% to settle at 595.19 and Dominion Energy Inc (NYSE:D) which gained 4.54% to close at 45.59.
The worst performers were Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which was down 7.78% to 12.69 in late trade, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which lost 7.04% to settle at 72.07 and Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was down 6.66% to 119.46 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were MSP Recovery Inc (NASDAQ:LIFW) which rose 252.19% to 9.65, Cardio Diagnostics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CDIO) which was up 81.62% to settle at 0.68 and Tenon Medical Inc (NASDAQ:TNON) which gained 57.48% to close at 2.00.
The worst performers were Novo Integrated Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:NVOS) which was down 59.50% to 0.12 in late trade, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) which lost 43.02% to settle at 0.29 and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was down 37.43% to 3.43 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2052 to 842 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2194 fell and 1265 advanced, while 129 ended unchanged.
Shares in Constellation Energy Corp (NASDAQ:CEG) rose to all time highs; up 6.54% or 7.66 to 124.73. Shares in Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.66% or 8.52 to 119.46. Shares in Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc (NASDAQ:WHLR) fell to all time lows; losing 43.02% or 0.22 to 0.29. Shares in DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 37.43% or 2.06 to 3.43.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.13% to 14.89 a new 1-month low.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.74% or 14.75 to $1,984.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.41% or 0.33 to hit $80.84 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.29 to trade at $85.18 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.46% to 150.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 105.11.