U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.25%

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 0.25%, while the index added 0.67%, and the index added 1.14%.

The best performers of the session on the were 3M Company (NYSE:), which rose 1.55% or 1.65 points to trade at 107.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) added 1.53% or 0.58 points to end at 38.59 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:) was up 1.46% or 0.49 points to 33.94 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:), which fell 2.55% or 0.56 points to trade at 21.43 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE:) declined 2.06% or 3.45 points to end at 163.76 and Nike Inc (NYSE:) was down 0.90% or 0.88 points to 96.79.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:) which rose 10.09% to 273.58, CVS Health Corp (NYSE:) which was up 4.43% to settle at 68.75 and Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:) which gained 3.90% to close at 110.28.

The worst performers were Rtx Corp (NYSE:) which was down 7.87% to 76.91 in late trade, JM Smucker Company (NYSE:) which lost 6.98% to settle at 131.70 and Newell Brands Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 6.04% to 9.34 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Canopy Growth Corp (NASDAQ:) which rose 81.37% to 1.69, Aurora Cannabis Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 72.17% to settle at 0.91 and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 63.31% to close at 26.08.

The worst performers were SigmaTron International Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 46.49% to 4.04 in late trade, Tenon Medical Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 42.71% to settle at 0.14 and Solowin Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) which was down 33.20% to 3.28 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1607 to 1293 and 96 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1779 fell and 1708 advanced, while 131 ended unchanged.

Shares in Rtx Corp (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.87% or 6.57 to 76.91. Shares in JM Smucker Company (NYSE:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.98% or 9.88 to 131.70. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.55% or 0.56 to 21.43. Shares in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.53% or 0.58 to 38.59. Shares in Tenon Medical Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 42.71% or 0.11 to 0.14. Shares in Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 63.31% or 10.11 to 26.08. Shares in Solowin Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 33.20% or 1.63 to 3.28.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 0.29% to 13.80.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 2.75 to $1,945.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.26% or 0.23 to hit $87.28 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.06 to trade at $90.59 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.48% to 1.08, while USD/JPY fell 0.87% to 146.52.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 104.16.