U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.15%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas , Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.15% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.28%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC ), which rose 3.30% or 0.72 points to trade at 22.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) added 1.96% or 3.01 points to end at 156.30 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT ) was up 1.61% or 1.27 points to 80.33 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK ), which fell 1.31% or 1.54 points to trade at 115.63 at the close. Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM ) declined 0.97% or 2.59 points to end at 264.21 and Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS ) was down 0.83% or 0.78 points to 92.97.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA ) which rose 4.93% to 250.00, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR ) which was up 3.78% to settle at 249.28 and Tapestry Inc (NYSE:TPR ) which gained 3.64% to close at 44.12.

The worst performers were Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN ) which was down 4.63% to 1,091.98 in late trade, Moodys Corporation (NYSE:MCO ) which lost 3.17% to settle at 479.00 and Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST ) which was down 2.81% to 149.98 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc (NASDAQ:KAVL ) which rose 133.16% to 1.35, Laser Photonics Corp Unit (NASDAQ:LASE ) which was up 80.60% to settle at 18.80 and Treasure Global Inc (NASDAQ:TGL ) which gained 73.45% to close at 1.18.

The worst performers were Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ:ELAB ) which was down 62.00% to 0.11 in late trade, Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADTX ) which lost 29.69% to settle at 0.27 and Freight Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:FRGT ) which was down 28.82% to 0.08 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1539 to 1275 and 88 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2065 fell and 1199 advanced, while 154 ended unchanged.

Shares in Elevai Labs Inc (NASDAQ:ELAB ) fell to all time lows; losing 62.00% or 0.17 to 0.11. Shares in Laser Photonics Corp Unit (NASDAQ:LASE ) rose to all time highs; gaining 80.60% or 8.39 to 18.80. Shares in Aditx Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ADTX ) fell to all time lows; down 29.69% or 0.11 to 0.27. Shares in Freight Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:FRGT ) fell to all time lows; falling 28.82% or 0.03 to 0.08.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.61% to 15.89.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.24% or 6.40 to $2,652.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.56% or 0.40 to hit $70.60 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.38% or 0.28 to trade at $73.41 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.11, while USD/JPY fell 0.24% to 143.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 100.62.

Source: Investing.com