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 gained 0.13%, while the index gained 0.27%, and the index added 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:), which rose 3.31% or 4.10 points to trade at 127.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) added 2.90% or 6.11 points to end at 216.73 and Boeing Co (NYSE:) was up 2.58% or 4.69 points to 186.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:), which fell 2.87% or 14.61 points to trade at 494.65 at the close. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) declined 2.34% or 8.05 points to end at 336.19 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:) was down 1.90% or 4.85 points to 249.99.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 6.05% to 209.86, Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:) which was up 3.31% to settle at 127.90 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 2.90% to close at 216.73.
The worst performers were Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE:) which was down 5.91% to 17.68 in late trade, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:) which lost 5.40% to settle at 17.71 and Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:) which was down 5.01% to 37.75 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Senti Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 51.27% to 0.42, Presto Automation Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 39.14% to settle at 0.10 and TROOPS Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 36.04% to close at 2.68.
The worst performers were Blue World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) which was down 50.47% to 4.24 in late trade, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NASDAQ:) which lost 39.43% to settle at 0.12 and Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 35.66% to 0.55 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1912 to 915 and 94 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2135 fell and 1210 advanced, while 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 2.90% or 6.11 to 216.73. Shares in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to all time highs; rising 2.90% or 6.11 to 216.73. Shares in Blue World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 50.47% or 4.32 to 4.24. Shares in Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 39.43% or 0.08 to 0.12. Shares in Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; falling 35.66% or 0.30 to 0.55.
The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 1.77% to 12.22.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.08% or 1.85 to $2,341.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.24% or 1.83 to hit $83.37 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.93% or 1.64 to trade at $86.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.07, while USD/JPY rose 0.39% to 161.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 105.50.
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