Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.26%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.29%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 1.75% or 1.11 points to trade at 64.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) added 1.30% or 0.78 points to end at 60.64 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was up 1.20% or 1.36 points to 114.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were McDonald`s Corporation (NYSE:MCD), which fell 1.71% or 1.67 points to trade at 96.13 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 0.85% or 0.41 points to end at 48.24 and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) was down 0.66% or 0.72 points to 108.32.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) which rose 6.15% to 62.78, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was up 3.97% to settle at 117.18 and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) which gained 3.80% to close at 49.49.
The worst performers were Keurig Green Mountain Inc (NASDAQ:GMCR) which was down 3.97% to 111.61 in late trade, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) which lost 2.40% to settle at 71.60 and CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) which was down 2.27% to 36.61 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Intercloud (NASDAQ:ICLD) which rose 53.56% to 4.10, Xg Technolo (NASDAQ:XGTI) which was up 49.72% to settle at 0.539 and PMFG Inc (NASDAQ:PMFG) which gained 38.96% to close at 6.42.
The worst performers were Gyrodyne Company of America Inc (NASDAQ:GYRO) which was down 25.36% to 3.65 in late trade, Applied Genetic (NASDAQ:AGTC) which lost 15.60% to settle at 16.77 and Kelly Services B Inc (NASDAQ:KELYB) which was down 15.43% to 16.060 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1912 to 1225 and 3 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1606 rose and 1180 declined, while 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to all time highs; rising 1.75% or 1.11 to 64.72. Shares in Gyrodyne Company of America Inc (NASDAQ:GYRO) fell to 5-year lows; losing 25.36% or 1.24 to 3.65.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.34% to 12.87.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.12% or 13.20 to $1187.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.33% or 0.20 to hit $58.95 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $66.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.49% to 1.1144, while USD/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 120.14.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 95.59.