By Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.69% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.10%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which rose 6.14% or 19.78 points to trade at 341.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) added 2.62% or 5.75 points to end at 225.24 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 2.22% or 13.08 points to 602.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 4.39% or 1.15 points to trade at 25.05 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 2.13% or 2.19 points to end at 100.73 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was down 1.79% or 2.72 points to 148.96.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) which rose 10.49% to 59.82, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 9.57% to settle at 110.49 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which gained 8.96% to close at 350.00.
The worst performers were Monolithic Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:MPWR) which was down 14.97% to 647.31 in late trade, AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) which lost 12.57% to settle at 174.43 and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was down 8.71% to 42.75 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Volcon Inc (NASDAQ:VLCN) which rose 807.16% to 6.84, CERo Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CERO) which was up 180.00% to settle at 0.20 and Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc ADR (NASDAQ:MFH) which gained 81.40% to close at 2.34.
The worst performers were RAPT Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:RAPT) which was down 39.45% to 1.75 in late trade, Nvni Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NVNI) which lost 36.44% to settle at 0.75 and Sapiens International Corporation NV (NASDAQ:SPNS) which was down 26.24% to 29.10 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1619 to 1188 and 73 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1960 rose and 1331 declined, while 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.49% or 5.68 to 59.82. Shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.96% or 28.78 to 350.00. Shares in Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) fell to 3-years lows; losing 8.71% or 4.08 to 42.75. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM) rose to all time highs; up 6.14% or 19.78 to 341.73. Shares in Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:HON) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.62% or 5.75 to 225.24. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) rose to all time highs; rising 2.22% or 13.08 to 602.34.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.20% to 14.97.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.46% or 66.40 to $2,628.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.13% or 2.20 to hit $68.18 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.61% or 1.93 to trade at $71.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.69% to 153.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 105.40.