Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.16%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.21%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which rose 0.89% or 0.63 points to trade at 71.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 0.79% or 1.62 points to end at 207.81 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was up 0.79% or 0.37 points to 47.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.61% or 0.56 points to trade at 33.91 at the close. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) declined 0.55% or 0.19 points to end at 34.56 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 0.45% or 0.22 points to 49.22.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) which rose 5.79% to 51.68, American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) which was up 4.27% to settle at 44.18 and Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) which gained 3.33% to close at 44.35.
The worst performers were Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) which was down 2.77% to 7.72 in late trade, Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE:JNPR) which lost 2.66% to settle at 27.06 and Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) which was down 2.44% to 55.47 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ImmunoGen Inc (NASDAQ:IMGN) which rose 71.94% to 15.44, American Caresource Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ANCI) which was up 67.74% to settle at 2.600 and Ignyta Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX) which gained 65.92% to close at 14.90.
The worst performers were Imris Inc (NASDAQ:IMRS) which was down 28.74% to 0.031 in late trade, Mirati Ther (NASDAQ:MRTX) which lost 26.70% to settle at 26.87 and Jiayuancom International Ltd (NASDAQ:DATE) which was down 16.38% to 7.76 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1654 to 1485 and 1 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1405 rose and 1404 declined, while 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.79% or 2.83 to 51.68. Shares in ImmunoGen Inc (NASDAQ:IMGN) rose to 52-week highs; up 71.94% or 6.46 to 15.44. Shares in Imris Inc (NASDAQ:IMRS) fell to all time lows; falling 28.74% or 0.013 to 0.031. Shares in Ignyta Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 65.92% or 5.92 to 14.90.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.94% to 13.97.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1189.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $60.27 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.60 to trade at $64.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.0925, while USD/JPY rose 0.53% to 124.82.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.60% at 97.52.