Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.66%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.66%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), which rose 3.11% or 1.25 points to trade at 41.55 at the close. Meanwhile, 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) added 1.65% or 2.68 points to end at 165.48 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.62% or 2.03 points to 127.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which fell 0.48% or 0.48 points to trade at 99.16 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 0.35% or 0.37 points to end at 105.63 and Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was down 0.14% or 0.09 points to 65.20.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which rose 10.14% to 16.51, ENSCO plc (NYSE:ESV) which was up 6.17% to settle at 23.23 and Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) which gained 5.96% to close at 24.00.
The worst performers were Hudson City Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:HCBK) which was down 6.86% to 9.77 in late trade, Gannett Co Inc (NYSE:GCI) which lost 4.97% to settle at 35.53 and Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) which was down 4.39% to 41.21 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Motricity (NASDAQ:VLTC) which rose 63.49% to 4.300, Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) which was up 47.03% to settle at 33.61 and KBS Fashion Group Ltd (NASDAQ:KBSF) which gained 30.00% to close at 4.94.
The worst performers were Resonant Inc (NASDAQ:RESN) which was down 40.32% to 4.41 in late trade, Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) which lost 19.08% to settle at 1.400 and Inventergy (NASDAQ:INVT) which was down 18.28% to 0.380 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2139 to 667 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1503 rose and 1292 declined, while 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Motricity (NASDAQ:VLTC) rose to 52-week highs; up 63.49% or 1.670 to 4.300. Shares in Resonant Inc (NASDAQ:RESN) fell to all time lows; down 40.32% or 2.98 to 4.41. Shares in Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE) rose to all time highs; rising 47.03% or 10.75 to 33.61. Shares in Inventergy (NASDAQ:INVT) fell to all time lows; falling 18.28% or 0.085 to 0.380.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.41% to 14.73.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.16% or 13.90 to $1214.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 5.77% or 2.83 to hit $51.98 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 5.34% or 2.94 to trade at $57.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.0941, while USD/JPY rose 0.42% to 119.46.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.38% at 97.20.