Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.84%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 2.72%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 3.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 7.57% or 6.60 points to trade at 93.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 6.32% or 3.12 points to end at 52.48 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 4.75% or 7.83 points to 172.77 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which fell 1.38% or 0.18 points to trade at 12.89 at the close. Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) added 0.66% or 0.50 points to end at 76.41 and Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) was up 0.85% or 0.36 points to 42.69.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) which rose 7.57% to 93.78, Lowe’s Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW) which was up 6.60% to settle at 89.30 and Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) which gained 6.46% to close at 228.91.
The worst performers were AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) which was down 2.24% to 95.280 in late trade, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) which lost 1.79% to settle at 10.440 and Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which was down 1.59% to 13.02 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:EKSO) which rose 34.42% to 2.07, Verona Pharma PLC ADR (NASDAQ:VRNA) which was up 31.06% to settle at 20.97 and The Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ:FINL) which gained 31.09% to close at 13.83.
The worst performers were Protagonist Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PTGX) which was down 57.17% to 8.75 in late trade, China Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ:CALI) which lost 30.58% to settle at 3.610 and Bonso Electronics International Inc (NASDAQ:BNSO) which was down 30.00% to 2.730 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2350 to 764 and 87 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1810 rose and 754 declined, while 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.38% or 0.18 to 12.89. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.32% or 3.12 to 52.48. Shares in Verona Pharma PLC ADR (NASDAQ:VRNA) rose to all time highs; rising 31.06% or 4.97 to 20.97.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 14.80% to 21.19.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.27% or 3.70 to $1353.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.58% or 0.38 to hit $65.50 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.49% or 0.34 to trade at $69.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.80% to 1.2451, while USD/JPY rose 0.66% to 105.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 88.64.