U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.01%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.01%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.70%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which rose 2.13% or 0.64 points to trade at 30.72 at the close. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) added 1.92% or 3.79 points to end at 200.71 and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up 1.66% or 3.10 points to 189.98 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM), which fell 2.25% or 6.28 points to trade at 272.29 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) declined 1.82% or 2.73 points to end at 146.97 and Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH) was down 1.68% or 8.66 points to 508.17.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK) which rose 14.18% to 1,032.90, First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) which was up 10.78% to settle at 276.74 and Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ:ROST) which gained 7.79% to close at 142.13.

The worst performers were Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU) which was down 8.35% to 606.99 in late trade, Dayforce Inc (NYSE:DAY) which lost 7.60% to settle at 56.18 and Elevance Health Inc (NYSE:ELV) which was down 4.18% to 521.22 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Innovative Eyewear Inc (NASDAQ:LUCY) which rose 428.49% to 0.98, Akanda Corp (NASDAQ:AKAN) which was up 71.97% to settle at 4.11 and Onemednet Corp (NASDAQ:ONMD) which gained 56.46% to close at 2.30.

The worst performers were Verastem Inc (NASDAQ:VSTM) which was down 66.17% to 4.12 in late trade, Sensei Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SNSE) which lost 45.89% to settle at 0.79 and Genelux Corp (NASDAQ:GNLX) which was down 43.04% to 2.62 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 0 to 0; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 0 fell and 0 advanced.

Shares in Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK) rose to all time highs; rising 14.18% or 128.25 to 1,032.90. Shares in First Solar Inc (NASDAQ:FSLR) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.78% or 26.93 to 276.74. Shares in Dayforce Inc (NYSE:DAY) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.60% or 4.62 to 56.18. Shares in Verastem Inc (NASDAQ:VSTM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 66.17% or 8.06 to 4.12. Shares in Genelux Corp (NASDAQ:GNLX) fell to all time lows; losing 43.04% or 1.98 to 2.62.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 3.60% to 12.36.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.77% or 18.00 to $2,352.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.07% or 0.83 to hit $78.55 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.20% or 0.98 to trade at $82.82 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.09, while USD/JPY fell 0.07% to 156.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 104.51.