U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.00%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.00%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.45%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.61%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), which rose 1.55% or 2.23 points to trade at 146.19 at the close. Meanwhile, Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) added 1.46% or 2.23 points to end at 154.97 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) was up 1.27% or 2.30 points to 182.81 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which fell 1.46% or 3.86 points to trade at 260.41 at the close. 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) declined 1.05% or 1.12 points to end at 105.86 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was down 1.03% or 3.92 points to 376.59.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Etsy Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) which rose 4.69% to 84.46, Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) which was up 3.40% to settle at 681.24 and Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which gained 3.24% to close at 45.54.

The worst performers were VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which was down 7.84% to 18.35 in late trade, Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ:PARA) which lost 4.67% to settle at 15.51 and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) which was down 4.53% to 72.32 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Jin Medical International Ltd (NASDAQ:ZJYL) which rose 263.69% to 101.87, Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PBLA) which was up 120.96% to settle at 1.01 and Invivyd Inc (NASDAQ:IVVD) which gained 120.25% to close at 3.59.

The worst performers were Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) which was down 67.55% to 1.60 in late trade, SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT Ltd (NASDAQ:SFWL) which lost 51.71% to settle at 4.79 and Cara Therapeutic (NASDAQ:CARA) which was down 48.85% to 0.63 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1456 to 1432 and 77 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1911 fell and 1555 advanced, while 109 ended unchanged.

Shares in Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) rose to all time highs; rising 3.40% or 22.42 to 681.24. Shares in American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.27% or 2.30 to 182.81. Shares in Ebix Inc (NASDAQ:EBIX) fell to 5-year lows; down 67.55% or 3.33 to 1.60. Shares in Invivyd Inc (NASDAQ:IVVD) rose to 52-week highs; rising 120.25% or 1.96 to 3.59. Shares in Cara Therapeutic (NASDAQ:CARA) fell to all time lows; losing 48.85% or 0.60 to 0.63.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.28% to 12.56.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.26% or 5.20 to $2,040.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.70% or 1.22 to hit $73.00 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.61 to trade at $78.16 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.53% to 142.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 102.14.