U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.64% By Investing.com

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 0.64%, while the index climbed 0.69%, and the index climbed 0.76%.

The best performers of the session on the were Nike Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.97% or 3.09 points to trade at 107.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) added 2.51% or 3.78 points to end at 154.48 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) was up 1.67% or 4.60 points to 280.57 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:), which fell 1.23% or 1.08 points to trade at 86.64 at the close. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) declined 0.80% or 1.34 points to end at 166.26 and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) was down 0.35% or 0.12 points to 34.15.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were WestRock Co (NYSE:) which rose 5.46% to 36.02, The Mosaic Company (NYSE:) which was up 5.11% to settle at 54.87 and Packaging Corp of America (NYSE:) which gained 5.10% to close at 124.09.

The worst performers were Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 7.14% to 127.90 in late trade, MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) which lost 5.38% to settle at 238.53 and Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:) which was down 4.88% to 88.79 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) which rose 54.61% to 7.05, Purple Innovation Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up 39.43% to settle at 3.89 and Troika Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:) which gained 33.28% to close at 0.40.

The worst performers were Virios Therapeutics Llc (NASDAQ:) which was down 77.20% to 2.00 in late trade, Golden Path Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) which lost 64.92% to settle at 2.95 and Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) which was down 46.09% to 0.31 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1874 to 1252 and 134 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2093 fell and 1726 advanced, while 244 ended unchanged.

Shares in MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.38% or 13.57 to 238.53. Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.35% or 0.12 to 34.15. Shares in Virios Therapeutics Llc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; losing 77.20% or 6.77 to 2.00. Shares in Golden Path Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 64.92% or 5.46 to 2.95. Shares in Panbela Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:) fell to all time lows; down 46.09% or 0.27 to 0.31.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 2.05% to 25.76.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.06% or 1.05 to $1,684.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.47% or 0.40 to hit $85.16 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.60% or 0.55 to trade at $91.90 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.00, while USD/JPY rose 0.24% to 143.26.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 109.37.