U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.14%

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

At the close in NYSE, the rose 0.14%, while the index gained 0.30%, and the index added 0.66%.

The best performers of the session on the were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), which rose 2.94% or 0.85 points to trade at 29.80 at the close. Meanwhile, American Express Company (NYSE:) added 1.40% or 2.07 points to end at 150.00 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) was up 1.38% or 0.43 points to 31.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:), which fell 2.18% or 0.82 points to trade at 36.77 at the close. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:) declined 0.83% or 4.10 points to end at 487.13 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:) was down 0.79% or 1.21 points to 151.86.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:) which rose 11.26% to 36.75, Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:) which was up 8.47% to settle at 24.33 and Comerica Inc (NYSE:) which gained 7.38% to close at 34.33.

The worst performers were ONEOK Inc (NYSE:) which was down 9.06% to 57.95 in late trade, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:) which lost 3.50% to settle at 231.53 and First Republic Bank (OTC:) which was down 3.11% to 0.38 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 206.18% to 10.90, Neogames SA (NASDAQ:) which was up 111.60% to settle at 27.17 and Ohmyhome Ltd (NASDAQ:) which gained 67.28% to close at 30.88.

The worst performers were Athenex Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 60.75% to 0.45 in late trade, Exela Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 38.40% to settle at 3.08 and Tattooed Chef Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 37.30% to 0.82 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1974 to 963 and 99 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2353 rose and 1253 declined, while 123 ended unchanged.

Shares in Athenex Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 60.75% or 0.69 to 0.45. Shares in Neogames SA (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 111.60% or 14.33 to 27.17. Shares in Exela Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 38.40% or 1.92 to 3.08. Shares in Ohmyhome Ltd (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; up 67.28% or 12.42 to 30.88. Shares in Tattooed Chef Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 37.30% or 0.48 to 0.82.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.53% to 17.12.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.04% or 0.75 to $2,020.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.80% or 1.26 to hit $71.30 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.71% or 1.27 to trade at $75.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.25% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.26% to 136.06.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 102.26.