Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.09% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.24%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which rose 1.34% or 0.90 points to trade at 68.06 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) added 1.16% or 1.56 points to end at 136.34 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.06% or 1.05 points to 99.83 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), which lost 1.06% or 1.26 points to trade at 117.38 in late trade. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) declined 1.02% or 0.61 points to end at 59.02 and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) shed 0.88% or 0.94 points to 106.09.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) which rose 4.82% to 24.57, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which was up 4.81% to settle at 96.66 and Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) which gained 4.33% to close at 30.15.
The worst performers were Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) which was down 6.64% to 79.82 in late trade, JB Hunt Transport Services Inc (NASDAQ:JBHT) which lost 4.69% to settle at 81.27 and Monster Beverage 1990 Corp (NASDAQ:MNST) which was down 3.75% to 155.54 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were ParkerVision Inc (NASDAQ:PRKR) which rose 67.86% to 5.9800, Ballard Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:BLDP) which was up 44.60% to settle at 2.010 and ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ:ARMH) which gained 40.55% to close at 66.17.
The worst performers were Evoke Pharm (NASDAQ:EVOK) which was down 73.07% to 2.89 in late trade, Zais Group Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ZAIS) which lost 27.74% to settle at 2.840 and SkyPeople Fruit Juice Inc (NASDAQ:SPU) which was down 26.36% to 5.5600 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2071 to 1202 and 41 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1364 rose and 1194 declined, while 86 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.50% to 12.48 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.18% or 2.35 to $1329.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.52% or 0.71 to hit $45.94 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.32% or 0.63 to trade at $46.98 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.41% to 1.1074, while USD/JPY rose 1.19% to 106.14.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 96.56.