Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.22% to hit a new 6-months high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.39%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 3.68% or 1.22 points to trade at 34.37 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 2.39% or 3.58 points to end at 153.35 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.73% or 3.30 points to 193.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), which fell 7.48% or 2.55 points to trade at 31.46 at the close. Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) declined 3.42% or 3.04 points to end at 85.58 and Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 1.65% or 1.77 points to 105.57.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which rose 8.06% to 206.71, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 6.59% to settle at 189.67 and Arch Capital Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ACGL) which gained 4.69% to close at 80.61.
The worst performers were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) which was down 7.48% to 31.46 in late trade, SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ:SBAC) which lost 7.23% to settle at 226.15 and AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) which was down 6.76% to 13.52 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ProMIS Neurosciences Inc (NASDAQ:PMN) which rose 120.28% to 6.19, BridgeBio Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:BBIO) which was up 75.85% to settle at 32.04 and Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ABOS) which gained 54.78% to close at 9.72.
The worst performers were ViewRay Inc (NASDAQ:VRAY) which was down 81.17% to 0.07 in late trade, Novan Inc (NASDAQ:NOVN) which lost 70.54% to settle at 0.18 and Utime Ltd (NASDAQ:UTME) which was down 60.98% to 0.96 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1739 to 1224 and 76 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2225 rose and 1312 declined, while 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.48% or 2.55 to 31.46. Shares in Arch Capital Group Ltd (NASDAQ:ACGL) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.69% or 3.61 to 80.61. Shares in AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.76% or 0.98 to 13.52. Shares in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 7.48% or 2.55 to 31.46. Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.39% or 3.58 to 153.35. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; up 1.73% or 3.30 to 193.99. Shares in ViewRay Inc (NASDAQ:VRAY) fell to all time lows; down 81.17% or 0.30 to 0.07. Shares in BridgeBio Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:BBIO) rose to 52-week highs; up 75.85% or 13.82 to 32.04. Shares in Novan Inc (NASDAQ:NOVN) fell to all time lows; losing 70.54% or 0.43 to 0.18.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 1.05% to 13.48.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.30% or 5.95 to $1,958.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.62% or 1.22 to hit $74.10 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.72% or 1.37 to trade at $78.50 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.12, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 138.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 99.58.