U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.30%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.30%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.33%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.28%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 1.76% or 0.62 points to trade at 35.94 at the close. Meanwhile, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) added 1.73% or 2.91 points to end at 171.28 and Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) was up 1.65% or 3.32 points to 205.03 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which fell 1.26% or 6.44 points to trade at 505.35 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) declined 0.88% or 1.52 points to end at 170.92 and Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) was down 0.77% or 1.93 points to 248.07.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were M&T Bank Corp (NYSE:MTB) which rose 7.78% to 125.66, Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:ENPH) which was up 7.67% to settle at 224.92 and Digital Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:DLR) which gained 7.15% to close at 96.20.

The worst performers were State Street Corp (NYSE:STT) which was down 9.18% to 72.68 in late trade, Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) which lost 8.36% to settle at 143.97 and Signature Bank (OTC:SBNY) which was down 5.85% to 0.16 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Presto Automation Inc (NASDAQ:PRST) which rose 158.57% to 3.62, ContraFect Corp (NASDAQ:CFRX) which was up 154.44% to settle at 2.29 and Blackboxstocks Inc (NASDAQ:BLBX) which gained 107.20% to close at 5.47.

The worst performers were Marpai Inc (NASDAQ:MRAI) which was down 43.32% to 1.06 in late trade, Pear Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PEAR) which lost 33.61% to settle at 0.05 and Laser Photonics Corp Unit (NASDAQ:LASE) which was down 31.95% to 2.79 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1798 to 1163 and 95 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2280 rose and 1292 declined, while 146 ended unchanged.

Shares in Pear Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PEAR) fell to all time lows; losing 33.61% or 0.02 to 0.05.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.70% to 16.95 a new 52-week low.

Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.41% or 8.35 to $2,007.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.72% or 1.42 to hit $81.01 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.65% or 1.42 to trade at $84.89 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.65% to 1.09, while USD/JPY rose 0.52% to 134.46.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.54% at 101.79.