U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.16%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.16%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.90%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.61%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN), which rose 3.97% or 9.66 points to trade at 252.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 2.97% or 6.88 points to end at 238.24 and Johnson&Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) was up 2.41% or 4.08 points to 173.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), which fell 1.73% or 3.14 points to trade at 178.85 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 0.27% or 0.28 points to end at 105.23 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was down 0.26% or 0.09 points to 32.53.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Monster Beverage Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) which rose 6.13% to 58.49, Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) which was up 5.87% to settle at 3,243.01 and Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which gained 5.13% to close at 18.04.

The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which was down 6.46% to 101.20 in late trade, Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE:TSN) which lost 3.83% to settle at 54.30 and Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was down 3.25% to 135.45 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were VistaGen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VTGN) which rose 676.79% to 13.05, Save Foods Inc (NASDAQ:SVFD) which was up 143.75% to settle at 1.56 and Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) which gained 91.51% to close at 1.02.

The worst performers were Sage Therapeutic (NASDAQ:SAGE) which was down 53.60% to 16.75 in late trade, Tivic Health Systems Inc (NASDAQ:TIVC) which lost 37.24% to settle at 0.05 and Aceragen Inc (NASDAQ:ACGN) which was down 34.32% to 0.49 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1825 to 1104 and 75 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1963 fell and 1576 advanced, while 114 ended unchanged.

Shares in Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.46% or 6.99 to 101.20. Shares in Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) rose to all time highs; up 5.87% or 179.85 to 3,243.01. Shares in Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.25% or 4.55 to 135.45. Shares in VistaGen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VTGN) rose to 52-week highs; up 676.79% or 11.37 to 13.05. Shares in Sage Therapeutic (NASDAQ:SAGE) fell to all time lows; down 53.60% or 19.35 to 16.75. Shares in Aceragen Inc (NASDAQ:ACGN) fell to all time lows; falling 34.32% or 0.26 to 0.49.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.78% to 15.77.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 5.05 to $1,971.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.37% or 0.31 to hit $82.51 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.40 to trade at $85.84 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.10, while USD/JPY rose 0.53% to 142.51.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.90.