Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.37% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.18%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), which rose 2.07% or 1.98 points to trade at 97.84 at the close. Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.84% or 2.89 points to end at 159.88 and The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was up 1.70% or 2.15 points to 128.82 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), which lost 1.02% or 0.88 points to trade at 85.74 in late trade. Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) declined 1.00% or 0.36 points to end at 35.98 and American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) shed 0.97% or 0.90 points to 91.96.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (NYSE:DVA) which rose 4.02% to 56.93, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) which was up 3.49% to settle at 15.27 and Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) which gained 3.15% to close at 146.81.
The worst performers were Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE:PCG) which was down 7.43% to 53.43 in late trade, Nordstrom Inc (NYSE:JWN) which lost 5.28% to settle at 40.40 and Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) which was down 4.04% to 20.44 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Recon Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:RCON) which rose 106.80% to 2.130, Leading Brands Inc (NASDAQ:LBIX) which was up 24.23% to settle at 2.820 and Chinanet Online Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CNET) which gained 19.64% to close at 1.3400.
The worst performers were Meridian Waste Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MRDN) which was down 25.12% to 0.91 in late trade, Natural Health Trend (NASDAQ:NHTC) which lost 20.34% to settle at 19.8600 and root9B Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:RTNB) which was down 18.60% to 0.7326 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1582 to 1487 and 141 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1293 fell and 1202 advanced, while 138 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.43% to 9.94.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.60% or 7.78 to $1296.82 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.84% or 0.43 to hit $51.88 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.19% or 0.68 to trade at $57.85 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1795, while USD/JPY rose 0.31% to 112.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.14.