Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.48%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), which rose 2.71% or 3.35 points to trade at 126.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) added 2.33% or 0.78 points to end at 34.23 and Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) was up 1.70% or 1.71 points to 102.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 1.00% or 0.46 points to trade at 45.38 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 0.80% or 0.43 points to end at 53.77 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 0.51% or 0.56 points to 109.13.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) which rose 6.61% to 1.29, Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) which was up 5.52% to settle at 71.54 and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) which gained 5.02% to close at 134.31.
The worst performers were Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) which was down 4.31% to 7.33 in late trade, Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ:URBN) which lost 3.05% to settle at 20.95 and Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) which was down 2.46% to 33.76 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cellular Bi (NASDAQ:CBMG) which rose 62.26% to 8.60, NII Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NIHD) which was up 54.58% to settle at 0.572 and Industrial Services of America Inc (NASDAQ:IDSA) which gained 38.42% to close at 1.380.
The worst performers were Top Ships Inc (NASDAQ:TOPS) which was down 33.79% to 0.9600 in late trade, Forterra Inc (NASDAQ:FRTA) which lost 24.29% to settle at 14.93 and One Horizon Group Inc (NASDAQ:OHGI) which was down 21.77% to 0.9700 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2366 to 843 and 36 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1676 rose and 869 declined, while 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Urban Outfitters Inc (NASDAQ:URBN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.05% or 0.66 to 20.95. Shares in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose to all time highs; rising 5.02% or 6.42 to 134.31. Shares in Viacom B Inc (NASDAQ:VIAB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.46% or 0.85 to 33.76. Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.00% or 0.46 to 45.38. Shares in Top Ships Inc (NASDAQ:TOPS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 33.79% or 0.4900 to 0.9600. Shares in Forterra Inc (NASDAQ:FRTA) fell to all time lows; falling 24.29% or 4.79 to 14.93. Shares in One Horizon Group Inc (NASDAQ:OHGI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 21.77% or 0.2700 to 0.9700.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.19% to 10.42.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.22% or 2.64 to $1230.34 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.03% or 0.97 to hit $48.81 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.81% or 0.92 to trade at $51.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.41% to 1.0977, while USD/JPY rose 0.33% to 113.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 98.80.