Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.17%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.92%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 1.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), which rose 3.42% or 5.49 points to trade at 166.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) added 3.09% or 1.28 points to end at 42.90 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 2.28% or 2.85 points to 127.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which fell 0.84% or 0.23 points to trade at 27.02 at the close. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) declined 0.12% or 0.09 points to end at 77.23 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was down 0.11% or 0.13 points to 118.58.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) which rose 12.55% to 74.16, CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) which was up 4.77% to settle at 34.89 and NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG) which gained 3.81% to close at 25.91.
The worst performers were Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE:RCL) which was down 8.00% to 72.71 in late trade, CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) which lost 3.50% to settle at 30.05 and Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) which was down 2.87% to 7.79 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) which rose 63.62% to 1.620, BioClinica (NASDAQ:BIOC) which was up 42.98% to settle at 3.36 and Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL) which gained 30.00% to close at 1.560.
The worst performers were FARO Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:FARO) which was down 25.90% to 46.11 in late trade, Forcefield (NASDAQ:FNRG) which lost 21.66% to settle at 3.11 and Iconix Brand Group Inc (NASDAQ:ICON) which was down 20.67% to 25.41 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2031 to 775; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1949 rose and 849 declined, while 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) rose to all time highs; gaining 12.55% or 8.27 to 74.16. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.12% or 0.09 to 77.23. Shares in Forcefield (NASDAQ:FNRG) fell to 52-week lows; down 21.66% or 0.86 to 3.11. Shares in Iconix Brand Group Inc (NASDAQ:ICON) fell to 52-week lows; falling 20.67% or 6.62 to 25.41.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.46% to 13.27.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.67% or 8.10 to $1195.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.84% or 0.48 to hit $57.80 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $63.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.0736, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 119.24.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.55% at 98.16.