Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.13%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.27%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 3.31% or 4.10 points to trade at 127.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.90% or 6.11 points to end at 216.73 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 2.58% or 4.69 points to 186.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which fell 2.87% or 14.61 points to trade at 494.65 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 2.34% or 8.05 points to end at 336.19 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 1.90% or 4.85 points to 249.99.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which rose 6.05% to 209.86, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) which was up 3.31% to settle at 127.90 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) which gained 2.90% to close at 216.73.
The worst performers were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which was down 5.91% to 17.68 in late trade, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which lost 5.40% to settle at 17.71 and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) which was down 5.01% to 37.75 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Senti Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:SNTI) which rose 51.27% to 0.42, Presto Automation Inc (NASDAQ:PRST) which was up 39.14% to settle at 0.10 and TROOPS Inc (NASDAQ:TROO) which gained 36.04% to close at 2.68.
The worst performers were Blue World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:BWAQ) which was down 50.47% to 4.24 in late trade, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NASDAQ:CSSE) which lost 39.43% to settle at 0.12 and Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:MAXN) which was down 35.66% to 0.55 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1912 to 915 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2135 fell and 1210 advanced, while 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; rising 2.90% or 6.11 to 216.73. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; rising 2.90% or 6.11 to 216.73. Shares in Blue World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:BWAQ) fell to all time lows; falling 50.47% or 4.32 to 4.24. Shares in Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NASDAQ:CSSE) fell to all time lows; losing 39.43% or 0.08 to 0.12. Shares in Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:MAXN) fell to all time lows; falling 35.66% or 0.30 to 0.55.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.77% to 12.22.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.08% or 1.85 to $2,341.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.24% or 1.83 to hit $83.37 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.93% or 1.64 to trade at $86.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.39% to 161.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 105.50.