U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.36%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.36% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.22%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA), which rose 2.55% or 0.56 points to trade at 22.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) added 2.17% or 2.02 points to end at 95.08 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) was up 1.93% or 9.71 points to 513.27 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD), which fell 1.57% or 5.68 points to trade at 356.73 at the close. Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) declined 1.24% or 1.26 points to end at 100.52 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was down 0.71% or 2.12 points to 298.41.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were VF Corporation (NYSE:VFC) which rose 5.00% to 16.50, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) which was up 4.90% to settle at 120.77 and Synopsys Inc (NASDAQ:SNPS) which gained 4.72% to close at 541.71.

The worst performers were Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) which was down 24.43% to 51.53 in late trade, Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD) which lost 10.15% to settle at 78.43 and Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) which was down 4.22% to 88.77 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Sagimet Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:SGMT) which rose 170.09% to 18.42, Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) which was up 88.36% to settle at 49.69 and Brera Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:BREA) which gained 64.39% to close at 2.17.

The worst performers were Processa Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PCSA) which was down 44.33% to 2.51 in late trade, Evaxion Biotech AS (NASDAQ:EVAX) which lost 45.36% to settle at 3.66 and Virios Therapeutics Llc (NASDAQ:VIRI) which was down 40.27% to 0.48 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2125 to 756 and 69 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2384 rose and 1090 declined, while 83 ended unchanged.

Shares in Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 24.43% or 16.66 to 51.53. Shares in Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.22% or 3.91 to 88.77. Shares in Sagimet Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:SGMT) rose to all time highs; rising 170.09% or 11.60 to 18.42. Shares in Processa Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PCSA) fell to all time lows; falling 44.33% or 2.00 to 2.51. Shares in Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:DWAC) rose to 52-week highs; rising 88.36% or 23.31 to 49.69. Shares in Evaxion Biotech AS (NASDAQ:EVAX) fell to all time lows; losing 45.36% or 3.04 to 3.66.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.83% to 13.19.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.36% or 7.35 to $2,021.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.79% or 1.31 to hit $74.56 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.57% or 1.23 to trade at $79.79 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 148.09.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 103.14.