Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.72%, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.78%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (N:JPM), which rose 1.77% or 1.14 points to trade at 65.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Pfizer Inc (N:PFE) added 1.47% or 0.47 points to end at 32.46 and Cisco Systems Inc (O:CSCO) was up 1.39% or 0.36 points to 26.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Walt Disney Company (N:DIS), which fell 1.05% or 1.13 points to trade at 106.59 at the close. Chevron Corporation (N:CVX) declined 0.63% or 0.57 points to end at 89.24 and Johnson & Johnson (N:JNJ) was down 0.36% or 0.37 points to 101.58.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were ONEOK Inc (N:OKE) which rose 15.43% to 21.85, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (N:THC) which was up 11.60% to settle at 30.59 and CONSOL Energy Inc (N:CNX) which gained 7.99% to close at 7.97.
The worst performers were Cimarex Energy Co (N:XEC) which was down 5.11% to 86.18 in late trade, Juniper Networks Inc (N:JNPR) which lost 5.00% to settle at 27.25 and Pioneer Natural Resources Company (N:PXD) which was down 4.59% to 115.71 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Vapor Corp (O:VPCO) which rose 61.86% to 0.23, ITUS Corp (O:ITUS) which was up 36.84% to settle at 3.640 and Paragon Shipping Inc (O:PRGN) which gained 35.68% to close at 0.13.
The worst performers were MagneGas Corporation (O:MNGA) which was down 20.21% to 1.500 in late trade, PhotoMedex Inc (O:PHMD) which lost 19.44% to settle at 0.29 and Glu Mobile Inc (O:GLUU) which was down 19.32% to 2.38 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2188 to 1237 and 2 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1620 rose and 1040 declined, while 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cimarex Energy Co (N:XEC) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.11% or 4.64 to 86.18. Shares in PhotoMedex Inc (O:PHMD) fell to all time lows; falling 19.44% or 0.07 to 0.29. Shares in Glu Mobile Inc (O:GLUU) fell to 52-week lows; down 19.32% or 0.57 to 2.38.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 8.74% to 18.89.
Gold for February delivery was up 1.16% or 12.40 to $1077.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.73% or 0.27 to hit $35.80 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.88% or 0.69 to trade at $36.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.49% to 1.0919, while USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 121.19.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.31% at 98.43.