Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.57% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.54%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 3.82% or 1.70 points to trade at 46.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 2.10% or 3.08 points to end at 149.77 and DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) was up 1.99% or 1.39 points to 71.39 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), which fell 0.56% or 0.26 points to trade at 45.93 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 0.54% or 0.47 points to end at 86.38 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was down 0.46% or 0.66 points to 141.80.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Akamai Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AKAM) which rose 13.69% to 65.67, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which was up 6.71% to settle at 10.980 and KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) which gained 5.29% to close at 111.22.
The worst performers were Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which was down 4.13% to 14.84 in late trade, Scana Corporation (NYSE:SCG) which lost 3.24% to settle at 42.98 and Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) which was down 2.96% to 93.56 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were LongFin Corp Class A (NASDAQ:LFIN) which rose 228.85% to 72.38, On Track Innovations Ltd (NASDAQ:OTIV) which was up 122.33% to settle at 2.2900 and Wins Finance Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:WINS) which gained 48.29% to close at 218.00.
The worst performers were PhaseRx Inc (NASDAQ:PZRX) which was down 17.04% to 0.41 in late trade, Differential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DFBG) which lost 16.51% to settle at 0.910 and Inpixon (NASDAQ:INPX) which was down 15.64% to 0.2050 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2186 to 942 and 110 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1693 rose and 849 declined, while 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) rose to all time highs; up 5.29% or 5.59 to 111.22. Shares in Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.96% or 2.85 to 93.56. Shares in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) rose to all time highs; up 2.10% or 3.08 to 149.77. Shares in LongFin Corp Class A (NASDAQ:LFIN) rose to all time highs; gaining 228.85% or 50.37 to 72.38. Shares in On Track Innovations Ltd (NASDAQ:OTIV) rose to 3-years highs; rising 122.33% or 1.2600 to 2.2900. Shares in Differential Brands Group Inc (NASDAQ:DFBG) fell to all time lows; losing 16.51% or 0.180 to 0.910. Shares in Inpixon (NASDAQ:INPX) fell to 5-year lows; losing 15.64% or 0.0380 to 0.2050.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.96% to 9.51.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.57% or 7.20 to $1264.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.09% or 0.05 to hit $57.28 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.15 to trade at $63.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1783, while USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 112.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 93.24.