U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.69% By Investing.com

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

At the close in NYSE, the added 0.69% to hit a new all time high, while the index gained 0.10%, and the index gained 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:), which rose 6.14% or 19.78 points to trade at 341.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:) added 2.62% or 5.75 points to end at 225.24 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) was up 2.22% or 13.08 points to 602.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:), which fell 4.39% or 1.15 points to trade at 25.05 at the close. Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) declined 2.13% or 2.19 points to end at 100.73 and Boeing Co (NYSE:) was down 1.79% or 2.72 points to 148.96.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:) which rose 10.49% to 59.82, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:) which was up 9.57% to settle at 110.49 and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 8.96% to close at 350.00.

The worst performers were Monolithic Power Systems Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 14.97% to 647.31 in late trade, AbbVie Inc (NYSE:) which lost 12.57% to settle at 174.43 and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 8.71% to 42.75 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Volcon Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 807.16% to 6.84, CERo Therapeutics Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 180.00% to settle at 0.20 and Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc ADR (NASDAQ:) which gained 81.40% to close at 2.34.

The worst performers were RAPT Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 39.45% to 1.75 in late trade, Nvni Group Ltd (NASDAQ:) which lost 36.44% to settle at 0.75 and Sapiens International Corporation NV (NASDAQ:) which was down 26.24% to 29.10 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1619 to 1188 and 73 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1960 rose and 1331 declined, while 118 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.49% or 5.68 to 59.82. Shares in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.96% or 28.78 to 350.00. Shares in Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 8.71% or 4.08 to 42.75. Shares in Salesforce Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; up 6.14% or 19.78 to 341.73. Shares in Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.62% or 5.75 to 225.24. Shares in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) rose to all time highs; rising 2.22% or 13.08 to 602.34.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 0.20% to 14.97.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 2.46% or 66.40 to $2,628.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.13% or 2.20 to hit $68.18 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.61% or 1.93 to trade at $71.94 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.69% to 153.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 105.40.