U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.38%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.38%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.32%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.35%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which rose 3.75% or 6.27 points to trade at 173.49 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 2.48% or 4.20 points to end at 173.50 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was up 2.37% or 6.40 points to 276.38 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.63% or 0.52 points to trade at 31.36 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) declined 1.28% or 6.32 points to end at 489.03 and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was down 1.00% or 4.07 points to 402.25.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) which rose 15.31% to 194.05, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 7.57% to settle at 125.73 and Domino’s Pizza Inc (NYSE:DPZ) which gained 5.62% to close at 527.13.

The worst performers were Franklin Resources Inc (NYSE:BEN) which was down 6.44% to 23.38 in late trade, Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which lost 3.37% to settle at 166.15 and Alphabet Inc Class C (NASDAQ:GOOG) which was down 3.33% to 167.90 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Complete Solaria Inc (NASDAQ:CSLR) which rose 91.70% to 0.73, Mullen Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:MULN) which was up 81.01% to settle at 5.72 and Deciphera Pharmaceuticals LLC (NASDAQ:DCPH) which gained 72.56% to close at 25.28.

The worst performers were Clever Leaves Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CLVR) which was down 60.58% to 1.62 in late trade, Addex Therapeutics Ltd (NASDAQ:ADXN) which lost 53.17% to settle at 7.54 and mF International Limite (NASDAQ:MFI) which was down 28.33% to 1.67 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1966 to 874 and 72 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1999 rose and 1377 declined, while 112 ended unchanged.

Shares in Domino’s Pizza Inc (NYSE:DPZ) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.62% or 28.06 to 527.13. Shares in Clever Leaves Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CLVR) fell to all time lows; losing 60.58% or 2.49 to 1.62. Shares in Deciphera Pharmaceuticals LLC (NASDAQ:DCPH) rose to 52-week highs; up 72.56% or 10.63 to 25.28. Shares in mF International Limite (NASDAQ:MFI) fell to all time lows; down 28.33% or 0.66 to 1.67.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.40% to 14.67.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.01% or 0.35 to $2,347.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.38% or 1.16 to hit $82.69 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.09% or 0.96 to trade at $87.25 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.07, while USD/JPY fell 1.38% to 156.15.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 105.49.