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.