Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.23% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.32%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.51%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), which rose 2.49% or 2.60 points to trade at 106.83 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.95% or 3.30 points to end at 172.67 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.47% or 0.75 points to 51.84 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Boeing Co (NYSE:BA), which lost 0.96% or 2.74 points to trade at 283.16 in late trade. Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) declined 0.63% or 1.16 points to end at 182.25 and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) shed 0.51% or 1.14 points to 222.77.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were CenturyLink Inc (NYSE:CTL) which rose 8.18% to 15.87, TechnipFMC PLC (NYSE:FTI) which was up 4.53% to settle at 28.59 and Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) which gained 4.43% to close at 29.22.
The worst performers were Scana Corporation (NYSE:SCG) which was down 6.17% to 42.38 in late trade, Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) which lost 3.74% to settle at 63.29 and Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) which was down 3.74% to 216.14 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Yield10 Bioscience Inc (NASDAQ:YTEN) which rose 179.29% to 5.530, argenx NV ADR (NASDAQ:ARGX) which was up 78.88% to settle at 54.47 and Wecast Network Inc (NASDAQ:SSC) which gained 47.35% to close at 3.610.
The worst performers were Global Brokerage Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GLBR) which was down 54.39% to 0.52 in late trade, PhaseRx Inc (NASDAQ:PZRX) which lost 44.90% to settle at 0.55 and Spark Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ONCE) which was down 34.97% to 47.72 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1684 to 1423 and 129 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1427 fell and 1136 advanced, while 123 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.82% to 9.31 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.37% or 4.60 to $1243.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.10% or 0.63 to hit $57.99 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.00% or 1.27 to trade at $64.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.1770, while USD/JPY rose 0.04% to 113.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 93.92.