U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.47%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities , Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.47% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.77%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.87%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL ), which rose 1.66% or 3.77 points to trade at 231.32 at the close. Meanwhile, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD ) added 1.57% or 4.80 points to end at 309.84 and Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV ) was up 1.50% or 3.54 points to 240.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT ), which fell 2.01% or 8.07 points to trade at 393.95 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA ) declined 1.34% or 2.03 points to end at 148.99 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN ) was down 1.14% or 3.73 points to 324.62.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST ) which rose 5.56% to 132.26, Amentum Holdings LLC (NYSE:AMTM ) which was up 5.50% to settle at 28.38 and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM ) which gained 4.74% to close at 178.04.

The worst performers were Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG ) which was down 3.31% to 79.76 in late trade, Dollar Tree Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR ) which lost 3.10% to settle at 66.80 and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD ) which was down 3.03% to 310.52 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TVGN ) which rose 187.14% to 1.09, Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:DRUG ) which was up 132.71% to settle at 2.49 and INVO Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:INVO ) which gained 89.31% to close at 1.24.

The worst performers were Molecular Templates Inc (NASDAQ:MTEM ) which was down 73.48% to 0.39 in late trade, Zapata Computing Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ZPTA ) which lost 70.50% to settle at 0.08 and Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:TWG ) which was down 35.57% to 4.60 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1638 to 1158 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1818 rose and 1477 declined, while 128 ended unchanged.

Shares in Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG ) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.31% or 2.73 to 79.76. Shares in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD ) rose to all time highs; up 1.57% or 4.80 to 309.84. Shares in Molecular Templates Inc (NASDAQ:MTEM ) fell to 5-year lows; down 73.48% or 1.08 to 0.39. Shares in Bright Minds Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:DRUG ) rose to 52-week highs; up 132.71% or 1.42 to 2.49. Shares in Zapata Computing Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ZPTA ) fell to all time lows; losing 70.50% or 0.18 to 0.08.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.71% to 19.70.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 6.95 to $2,669.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.06% or 1.56 to hit $74.00 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.83% or 1.45 to trade at $77.59 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.41% to 149.74.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 102.99.

Source: Investing.com