U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.56%

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

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.56% to hit a new 1-month high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.93%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 1.53%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 5.52% or 1.73 points to trade at 33.07 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 1.96% or 4.25 points to end at 221.56 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.65% or 0.82 points to 50.48 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which fell 0.96% or 1.53 points to trade at 157.33 at the close. Procter&Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) declined 0.78% or 1.15 points to end at 145.41 and Merck&Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.77% or 0.85 points to 109.86.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) which rose 12.53% to 14.73, Catalent Inc (NYSE:CTLT) which was up 10.28% to settle at 42.80 and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) which gained 7.22% to close at 18.41.

The worst performers were Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) which was down 11.81% to 51.00 in late trade, KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) which lost 4.26% to settle at 10.22 and T. Rowe Price Group Inc (NASDAQ:TROW) which was down 3.33% to 110.66 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Auddia Inc (NASDAQ:AUUD) which rose 181.50% to 1.22, Asset Entities Inc (NASDAQ:ASST) which was up 75.65% to settle at 2.02 and Chinook Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:KDNY) which gained 58.32% to close at 37.98.

The worst performers were Forza X1 Inc (NASDAQ:FRZA) which was down 47.44% to 1.64 in late trade, Cyxtera Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:CYXT) which lost 25.78% to settle at 0.05 and HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:HTGM) which was down 19.42% to 0.59 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1570 to 1407 and 80 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2102 rose and 1477 declined, while 143 ended unchanged.

Shares in Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 12.53% or 1.64 to 14.73. Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NCLH) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.22% or 1.24 to 18.41. Shares in Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.96% or 4.25 to 221.56. Shares in Cyxtera Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:CYXT) fell to all time lows; down 25.78% or 0.02 to 0.05. Shares in Chinook Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:KDNY) rose to 3-years highs; rising 58.32% or 13.99 to 37.98. Shares in HTG Molecular Diagnostics Inc (NASDAQ:HTGM) fell to all time lows; losing 19.42% or 0.14 to 0.59.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 8.53% to 15.01.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.29% or 5.65 to $1,971.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 4.16% or 2.92 to hit $67.25 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.76% or 2.81 to trade at $71.98 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.08, while USD/JPY rose 0.18% to 139.57.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.19.