U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.58%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.58%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.20%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.16%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 3.91% or 3.83 points to trade at 101.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) added 3.76% or 10.89 points to end at 300.80 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 3.53% or 1.18 points to 34.62 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 0.19% or 0.04 points to trade at 21.10 at the close. Merck&Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 0.13% or 0.13 points to end at 102.69 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 0.02% or 0.01 points to 51.57.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) which rose 7.26% to 41.80, Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) which was up 4.78% to settle at 389.80 and MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MKTX) which gained 3.95% to close at 214.15.

The worst performers were ON Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:ON) which was down 21.77% to 65.34 in late trade, Revvity Inc (NYSE:RVTY) which lost 16.12% to settle at 82.09 and Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) which was down 5.69% to 46.21 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Miromatrix Medical Inc (NASDAQ:MIRO) which rose 225.74% to 3.29, Kaixin Auto Holdings (NASDAQ:KXIN) which was up 67.00% to settle at 1.67 and Eargo Inc (NASDAQ:EAR) which gained 54.17% to close at 2.59.

The worst performers were Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment  (NASDAQ:BHAT) which was down 40.12% to 0.97 in late trade, Commscope Hlding (NASDAQ:COMM) which lost 38.84% to settle at 1.48 and Pop Culture Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CPOP) which was down 35.91% to 1.41 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2020 to 917 and 79 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2212 rose and 1314 declined, while 103 ended unchanged.

Shares in Revvity Inc (NYSE:RVTY) fell to 3-years lows; losing 16.12% or 15.78 to 82.09. Shares in Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.69% or 2.79 to 46.21. Shares in Commscope Hlding (NASDAQ:COMM) fell to all time lows; losing 38.84% or 0.94 to 1.48. Shares in Pop Culture Group Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CPOP) fell to all time lows; down 35.91% or 0.79 to 1.41.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.15% to 19.75.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.35% or 6.95 to $2,005.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.54% or 3.03 to hit $82.51 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.96% or 2.64 to trade at $86.56 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.49% to 1.06, while USD/JPY fell 0.33% to 149.10.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 105.95.