LONDON: 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 New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.08%, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.08%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Visa Inc (NYSE:V), which rose 2.57% or 1.82 points to trade at 72.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) added 1.89% or 2.45 points to end at 132.07 and Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) was up 1.07% or 0.51 points to 48.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), which fell 1.26% or 0.37 points to trade at 29.10 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) declined 1.09% or 0.91 points to end at 82.25 and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) was down 1.03% or 0.85 points to 81.76.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ:HAS) which rose 6.26% to 83.15, Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC) which was up 3.45% to settle at 36.85 and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) which gained 3.10% to close at 97.91.
The worst performers were Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) which was down 12.23% to 18.16 in late trade, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which lost 6.12% to settle at 10.27 and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) which was down 6.11% to 18.89 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Exelixis Inc (NASDAQ:EXEL) which rose 50.38% to 5.88, NF Energy Saving Corporation (NASDAQ:NFEC) which was up 25.62% to settle at 1.520 and PDI Inc (NASDAQ:PDII) which gained 22.45% to close at 2.40.
