Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.44%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.55%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 2.69%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK), which rose 2.70% or 2.64 points to trade at 100.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) added 2.44% or 5.38 points to end at 226.07 and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was up 2.25% or 6.70 points to 304.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which fell 2.61% or 3.94 points to trade at 146.98 at the close. Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) declined 2.47% or 1.02 points to end at 40.21 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was down 2.25% or 2.35 points to 101.94.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) which rose 11.10% to 377.96, Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which was up 8.43% to settle at 150.93 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which gained 7.99% to close at 223.93.
The worst performers were Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which was down 6.78% to 24.76 in late trade, Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) which lost 5.22% to settle at 15.06 and Copart Inc (NASDAQ:CPRT) which was down 4.47% to 38.91 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Meihua International Medical Technologies Co Ltd (NASDAQ:MHUA) which rose 8,103.58% to 11.93, Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:AEHL) which was up 108.26% to settle at 2.52 and Pasithea Therapeutics Corp (NASDAQ:KTTA) which gained 48.53% to close at 0.43.
The worst performers were Clearside Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ:CLSD) which was down 66.92% to 0.90 in late trade, Twin Hospitality Group Inc (NASDAQ:TWNP) which lost 39.44% to settle at 2.15 and Mobilehealth Network Solutions (NASDAQ:MNDR) which was down 38.53% to 2.92 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1721 to 1034 and 82 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2194 rose and 1181 declined, while 153 ended unchanged.
Shares in Copart Inc (NASDAQ:CPRT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.47% or 1.82 to 38.91. Shares in Meihua International Medical Technologies Co Ltd (NASDAQ:MHUA) rose to 3-years lows; gaining 8,103.58% or 11.78 to 11.93. Shares in Clearside Biomedical Inc (NASDAQ:CLSD) fell to all time lows; losing 66.92% or 1.82 to 0.90. Shares in Twin Hospitality Group Inc (NASDAQ:TWNP) fell to all time lows; losing 39.44% or 1.40 to 2.15.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 12.46% to 20.51.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.21% or 49.70 to $4,165.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.02% or 1.17 to hit $58.98 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.42% or 0.88 to trade at $62.82 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.15, while USD/JPY rose 0.33% to 156.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 100.12.
