Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.99% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.30%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW), which rose 2.94% or 11.41 points to trade at 399.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 2.54% or 3.79 points to end at 153.08 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was up 2.53% or 14.96 points to 605.83 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which fell 4.18% or 5.93 points to trade at 136.02 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 1.23% or 2.00 points to end at 160.36 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 1.04% or 0.94 points to 89.50.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ:SMCI) which rose 15.87% to 38.41, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 8.48% to settle at 71.91 and Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which gained 7.17% to close at 362.65.
The worst performers were GE Vernova LLC (NYSE:GEV) which was down 5.78% to 328.98 in late trade, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) which lost 5.06% to settle at 106.10 and Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) which was down 4.80% to 154.14 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ZenaTech Inc (NASDAQ:ZENA) which rose 258.66% to 6.42, Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ:QMCO) which was up 137.35% to settle at 21.67 and SmartKem Inc (NASDAQ:SMTK) which gained 69.69% to close at 5.43.
The worst performers were Cassava Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:SAVA) which was down 83.78% to 4.30 in late trade, Oncternal Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONCT) which lost 37.72% to settle at 0.71 and Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (NASDAQ:CRKN) which was down 35.68% to 0.42 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2017 to 815 and 67 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2192 rose and 1116 declined, while 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) rose to all time highs; up 2.94% or 11.41 to 399.71. Shares in ZenaTech Inc (NASDAQ:ZENA) rose to all time highs; gaining 258.66% or 4.63 to 6.42. Shares in Cassava Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:SAVA) fell to 3-years lows; falling 83.78% or 22.19 to 4.30. Shares in Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ:QMCO) rose to 52-week highs; rising 137.35% or 12.54 to 21.67. Shares in Oncternal Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONCT) fell to all time lows; falling 37.72% or 0.43 to 0.71. Shares in Crown Electrokinetics Corp. (NASDAQ:CRKN) fell to all time lows; losing 35.68% or 0.24 to 0.42.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 4.20% to 14.60.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 3.13% or 85.55 to $2,651.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 3.03% or 2.16 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.71% or 2.02 to trade at $72.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.74% to 1.05, while USD/JPY fell 0.33% to 154.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 106.86.
