📈 69% of S&P 500 stocks beating the index - a historic record! Pick the best ones with AI.See top stocks

U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.32%

Published 2016-08-15, 04:25 p/m
© Reuters.  U.S. shares higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.32%
US500
-
DJI
-
CAT
-
GS
-
MCD
-
DRYS
-
DD
-
WMT
-
CHK
-
MOS
-
CRM
-
ED
-
RIG
-
UNH
-
IXIC
-
SLNG
-
ENDPQ
-
PWX
-
SORL_old
-
DJUSBM
-
DJUSIN
-
DJUSEN
-
MSL
-
VIX
-
AUPH
-

Investing.com – U.S. equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.32% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index gained 0.28%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 0.56%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD), which rose 1.42% or 0.96 points to trade at 68.62 at the close. Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) added 1.41% or 1.17 points to end at 84.17 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) was up 1.38% or 2.26 points to 165.51 in late trade.

Biggest losers included UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH), which lost 0.91% or 1.30 points to trade at 141.58 in late trade. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT) declined 0.80% or 0.59 points to end at 73.30 and McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) shed 0.79% or 0.94 points to 118.58.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which rose 9.66% to 5.505, Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) which was up 5.35% to settle at 10.43 and Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS) which gained 4.64% to close at 28.44.

The worst performers were Endo International PLC (NASDAQ:ENDP) which was down 3.93% to 23.23 in late trade, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) which lost 3.34% to settle at 78.90 and Consolidated Edison Inc (NYSE:ED) which was down 2.42% to 76.23 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were SORL Auto Parts Inc (NASDAQ:SORL) which rose 52.69% to 2.840, Providence and Worcester Railroad (NASDAQ:PWX) which was up 50.92% to settle at 24.60 and American Electric Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AETI) which gained 49.06% to close at 3.950.

The worst performers were Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AUPH) which was down 55.75% to 1.810 in late trade, Merus Labs International Inc (NASDAQ:MSLI) which lost 22.61% to settle at 0.952 and DryShips Inc (NASDAQ:DRYS) which was down 18.71% to 1.0500 at the close.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2066 to 1117 and 86 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1740 rose and 803 declined, while 90 ended unchanged on the New York Stock Exchange.

The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was up 2.25% to 11.81.

In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.45 to $1344.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.81% or 1.25 to hit $45.74 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.92% or 1.37 to trade at $48.34 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1183, while USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 101.25.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 95.59.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.