Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.49%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.22%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), which rose 2.59% or 3.85 points to trade at 152.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.53% or 3.12 points to end at 126.37 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was up 2.53% or 2.99 points to 121.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.69% or 0.54 points to trade at 31.46 at the close. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) declined 0.02% or 0.01 points to end at 40.96 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 0.10% or 0.08 points to 78.05.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ:ADI) which rose 10.15% to 64.81, CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE:CNX) which was up 4.37% to settle at 27.93 and HCP Inc (NYSE:HCP) which gained 3.94% to close at 43.81.
The worst performers were Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) which was down 3.54% to 42.82 in late trade, Mylan Inc (NASDAQ:MYL) which lost 2.64% to settle at 60.00 and Lorillard Inc (NYSE:LO) which was down 2.60% to 66.42 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Cellular Dy (NASDAQ:ICEL) which rose 106.80% to 16.42, Axion Power International Inc (NASDAQ:AXPW) which was up 58.40% to settle at 0.056 and Auspex Pharma (NASDAQ:ASPX) which gained 41.53% to close at 100.36.
The worst performers were Adamis Pharma (NASDAQ:ADMP) which was down 28.94% to 3.83 in late trade, BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI) which lost 24.33% to settle at 10.510 and IRSA Propiedades Comerciales SA (NASDAQ:IRCP) which was down 18.57% to 30.000 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2284 to 531; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1895 rose and 904 declined, while 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ:ADI) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.15% or 5.97 to 64.81. Shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.53% or 2.99 to 121.00. Shares in Cellular Dy (NASDAQ:ICEL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 106.80% or 8.48 to 16.42. Shares in Auspex Pharma (NASDAQ:ASPX) rose to all time highs; up 41.53% or 29.45 to 100.36.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.64% to 14.37.
Gold for June delivery was down 1.27% or 15.20 to $1185.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.60% or 0.29 to hit $48.58 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.21% or 0.12 to trade at $56.29 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.62% to 1.0822, while USD/JPY rose 0.84% to 120.14.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.70% at 98.30.