Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.89%, while the S&P 500 index added 0.96%, and the NASDAQ Composite index added 0.94%.

The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW ), which rose 3.08% or 10.27 points to trade at 343.77 at the close. Meanwhile, International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ) added 2.92% or 8.21 points to end at 289.18 and 3M Company (NYSE: MMM ) was up 2.48% or 3.57 points to 147.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Amgen Inc (NASDAQ: AMGN ), which fell 5.83% or 16.88 points to trade at 272.45 at the close. Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX ) declined 1.80% or 2.69 points to end at 146.86 and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ) was down 0.58% or 1.22 points to 208.47.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA ) which rose 8.22% to 348.63, Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS ) which was up 8.01% to settle at 120.81 and Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET ) which gained 6.61% to close at 91.95.

The worst performers were Super Micro Computer Inc (NASDAQ: SMCI ) which was down 9.77% to 40.89 in late trade, APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA ) which lost 7.91% to settle at 18.39 and Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL ) which was down 6.78% to 20.77 at the close.

The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Super League Enterprise Inc (NASDAQ: SLE ) which rose 3,946.30% to 4.37, Maase Inc DRC (NASDAQ: MAAS ) which was up 276.14% to settle at 9.93 and Cidara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: CDTX ) which gained 113.51% to close at 44.88.

The worst performers were S&W Seed Company (NASDAQ: SANW ) which was down 57.49% to 2.27 in late trade, Compass Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS ) which lost 49.24% to settle at 2.35 and Gibo Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: GIBO ) which was down 39.79% to 0.57 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 1818 to 952 and 75 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1782 rose and 1543 declined, while 135 ended unchanged.

Shares in Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 8.01% or 8.96 to 120.81. Shares in International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM ) rose to all time highs; up 2.92% or 8.21 to 289.18. Shares in Compass Pathways Plc (NASDAQ: CMPS ) fell to all time lows; falling 49.24% or 2.28 to 2.35. Shares in Cidara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: CDTX ) rose to 3-years highs; up 113.51% or 23.86 to 44.88. Shares in Gibo Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: GIBO ) fell to all time lows; down 39.79% or 0.37 to 0.57.

The CBOE Volatility Index , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 3.73% to 19.85.

Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.05% or 1.70 to $3,387.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 8.76% or 6.47 to hit $67.37 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 8.07% or 6.09 to trade at $69.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.16, while USD/JPY fell 0.01% to 146.08.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 97.95.