U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.22%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.22%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.31%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.63%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), which rose 1.61% or 3.81 points to trade at 239.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.17% or 2.31 points to end at 200.46 and JPMorgan Chase&Co (NYSE:JPM) was up 0.87% or 1.23 points to 142.16 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which fell 1.15% or 0.41 points to trade at 35.39 at the close. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) declined 0.95% or 0.24 points to end at 24.90 and Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) was down 0.72% or 1.02 points to 141.45.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) which rose 10.11% to 212.20, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 5.94% to settle at 210.78 and SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:SEDG) which gained 5.89% to close at 313.63.

The worst performers were DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) which was down 8.06% to 12.20 in late trade, Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) which lost 4.49% to settle at 3.40 and Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW) which was down 3.37% to 77.88 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Lucira Health Inc (NASDAQ:LHDX) which rose 264.29% to 0.51, ContraFect Corp (NASDAQ:CFRX) which was up 52.90% to settle at 4.74 and Blackboxstocks Inc (NASDAQ:BLBX) which gained 47.27% to close at 0.81.

The worst performers were Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RNER) which was down 44.44% to 5.05 in late trade, Smith Micro Software Inc (NASDAQ:SMSI) which lost 36.40% to settle at 1.59 and Apexigen Inc (NASDAQ:APGN) which was down 33.22% to 0.87 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1809 to 1211 and 98 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2022 rose and 1669 declined, while 182 ended unchanged.

Shares in DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.06% or 1.07 to 12.20. Shares in Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:LUMN) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.49% or 0.16 to 3.40. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 0.95% or 0.24 to 24.90. Shares in Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:RNER) fell to all time lows; losing 44.44% or 4.04 to 5.05. Shares in Smith Micro Software Inc (NASDAQ:SMSI) fell to 3-years lows; falling 36.40% or 0.91 to 1.59.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.32% to 20.95.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.39% or 7.05 to $1,824.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.72% or 0.55 to hit $75.77 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.86% or 0.71 to trade at $82.11 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.60% to 1.06, while USD/JPY fell 0.17% to 136.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 104.61.