Investing.com – U.S. Stocks Rise After Market Close

U.S. stocks saw gains after the close on Monday, with technology, healthcare, and oil & gas sectors leading the uptick.

At the NYSE close:
– Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.16%
– S&P 500 Index: +0.73%
– NASDAQ Composite Index: +0.95%

Best Performers of the Day

• Dow Jones:

  • NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA): +3.66% (4.93 points) to 139.63
  • Merck & Company Inc (NYSE: MRK): +1.35% (1.32 points) to 99.37
  • UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH): +1.24% (6.21 points) to 506.34

• S&P 500:

  • Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO): +5.52% to 232.35
  • Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ: AMD): +4.55% to 124.63
  • Microchip Technology Inc (NASDAQ: MCHP): +4.28% to 57.89

• NASDAQ Composite:

  • iCoreConnect Inc (NASDAQ: ICCT): +2,252.10% to 2.80
  • Direct Digital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: DRCT): +900.00% to 5.50
  • Sol Gel Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: SLGL): +284.62% to 1.65

Worst Performers

• Dow Jones:

  • Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT): -2.04% (1.88 points) to 90.36
  • International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM): -0.64% (1.43 points) to 221.93
  • Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS): -0.56% (0.63 points) to 111.40

• S&P 500:

  • Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL): -3.99% to 25.73
  • Paramount Global Class B (NASDAQ: PARA): -2.91% to 10.35
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH): -2.90% to 26.13

• NASDAQ Composite:

  • iLearningEngines Inc (NASDAQ: AILE): -78.53% to 0.19
  • MGO Global Inc (NASDAQ: MGOL): -50.53% to 0.47
  • LQR House Inc (NASDAQ: YHC): -36.57% to 1.11

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1408 to 1393, with 76 unchanged. On the Nasdaq, 1826 fell against 1476 advances, with 122 unchanged.

Notable Stock Movements:
– iLearningEngines Inc and MGO Global Inc fell to all-time lows, while Sol Gel Technologies Ltd reached a 52-week high.

Volatility & Commodities

The CBOE Volatility Index, measuring S&P 500 options' implied volatility, dropped by 8.61% to 16.78.

• Gold Futures (February): -0.61% (16.16) at $2,628.94 per troy ounce
• Crude Oil (February): +0.19% (0.13) to $69.59 per barrel
• Brent Oil (March): +0.18% (0.13) to $72.69 per barrel

Currency Market

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.04
• USD/JPY: +0.46% to 157.13
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.44% at 107.82.