Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.14% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 1.24% or 0.41 points to trade at 33.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.10% or 1.42 points to end at 130.19 and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 1.09% or 1.12 points to 103.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), which fell 1.28% or 1.38 points to trade at 106.65 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 0.59% or 0.28 points to end at 48.01 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) was down 0.57% or 0.50 points to 86.85.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) which rose 5.65% to 46.93, Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) which was up 5.61% to settle at 103.03 and Discovery Communications C Inc (NASDAQ:DISCK) which gained 4.01% to close at 30.64.
The worst performers were Endo Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ENDP) which was down 5.37% to 80.77 in late trade, Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR) which lost 4.07% to settle at 90.42 and Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was down 3.08% to 20.15 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ:INPH) which rose 42.30% to 0.87, Joes Jeans Inc (NASDAQ:JOEZ) which was up 32.61% to settle at 0.146 and Lightbridge Corporation (NASDAQ:LTBR) which gained 29.50% to close at 1.800.
The worst performers were Eleven Biothera (NASDAQ:EBIO) which was down 69.17% to 3.69 in late trade, Dex Media Inc (NASDAQ:DXM) which lost 17.65% to settle at 1.12 and Fifth Street Asset Management (NASDAQ:FSAM) which was down 17.06% to 8.75 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1908 to 1219 and 3 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1835 rose and 962 declined, while 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.65% or 2.51 to 46.93. Shares in Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS) rose to all time highs; up 5.61% or 5.47 to 103.03. Shares in Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.07% or 3.84 to 90.42. Shares in Eleven Biothera (NASDAQ:EBIO) fell to all time lows; falling 69.17% or 8.28 to 3.69. Shares in Fifth Street Asset Management (NASDAQ:FSAM) fell to all time lows; losing 17.06% or 1.80 to 8.75.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.75% to 12.72.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1224.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.30% or 0.18 to hit $60.36 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.85% or 0.56 to trade at $66.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.17% to 1.1315, while USD/JPY rose 0.64% to 119.99.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.00% at 94.22.