Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.49%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.77%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which rose 1.98% or 4.21 points to trade at 216.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) added 1.74% or 0.53 points to end at 30.98 and Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) was up 1.72% or 1.61 points to 95.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.59% or 7.89 points to trade at 489.23 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 1.53% or 1.98 points to end at 127.50 and Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) was down 0.63% or 1.46 points to 230.48.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) which rose 6.48% to 240.51, Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) which was up 5.41% to settle at 1,828.87 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which gained 5.30% to close at 187.44.
The worst performers were First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was down 4.49% to 261.33 in late trade, Align Technology Inc (NASDAQ:ALGN) which lost 4.10% to settle at 245.52 and Match Group Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH) which was down 3.20% to 30.54 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SLRX) which rose 723.28% to 3.48, Mustang Bio Inc (NASDAQ:MBIO) which was up 476.92% to settle at 0.75 and Interactive Strength Inc (NASDAQ:TRNR) which gained 70.73% to close at 4.90.
The worst performers were Aerovate Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AVTE) which was down 93.30% to 1.65 in late trade, Ovid Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OVID) which lost 76.00% to settle at 0.79 and iPower Inc (NASDAQ:IPW) which was down 36.67% to 2.09 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1636 to 1192 and 105 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1690 fell and 1680 advanced, while 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) rose to all time highs; rising 5.41% or 93.83 to 1,828.87. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) rose to all time highs; rising 1.98% or 4.21 to 216.70. Shares in Aerovate Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:AVTE) fell to all time lows; down 93.30% or 22.97 to 1.65. Shares in Ovid Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OVID) fell to 5-year lows; falling 76.00% or 2.50 to 0.79.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.71% to 12.75.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.66% or 15.60 to $2,333.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.25% or 1.76 to hit $79.81 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.11% or 1.74 to trade at $84.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.23% to 157.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 104.95.