S&P 500
7,226.20
+0.01%
Dow Jones
49,494.60
-0.62%
Nasdaq 100
27,685.40
+0.66%
Russell 2000
2,804.78
-0.02%
FTSE 100
10,364.50
0.00%
Nikkei 225
59,260.50
-0.78%

Investing

The 4 Stocks That Lifted the DJIA on Monday

Photo of Paul Ausick
By Paul Ausick Updated Published
Follow 24/7 Wall St. on Google
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.

stock symbol ticker
thinkstock
March 30, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday on news that China may loosen lending requirements on second homes and last week’s comments by Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen that the Fed will act cautiously when the time comes to raise interest rates. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded up 1.50% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 1.23%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 1.13%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Monday was JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) which traded higher by 2.9% at $61.28. The stock’s 52-week range is $52.97 to $63.49. Trading volume was about 10% below the daily average of around 18 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded up 2.68% at $107.07. The stock’s 52-week range is $98.88 to $135.10. Trading volume was about 30% below the daily average of around 8.6 million shares. The company today announced that it had concluded the sale of its stake in Caltex Australia Ltd. Crude oil prices also rose a bit today.

The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) traded up 2.59% at $152.71. The stock’s 52-week range is $116.32 to $158.83. Trading volume was about 65% below the daily average of around 4.5 million shares. The company took an order for 20 new 737s today.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded up 2.47% at $126.29. The stock’s 52-week range is $73.05 to $133.60. Trading volume was about 30% below the daily average of around 58 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Of the Dow 30 stocks 28 are set to close higher today and just 2 are on track to close lower.

ALSO READ: The Largest Employer in Each State

Photo of Paul Ausick
About the Author Paul Ausick →

Paul Ausick has been writing for a673b.bigscoots-temp.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

Continue Reading

Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Lifted the DJIA on Monday

thinkstockMarch 9, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday as worries about Greece were overcome by anticipation of today’s launch of…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Buoyed the Dow on Monday

thinkstockMay 4, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday after a relatively quiet night overseas. Both U.K. and Japanese equities markets…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 DJIA Stocks That Boosted Tuesday’s Market

thinkstockNovember 18, 2014: Markets opened higher on Tuesday on early demand for energy stocks that dwindled as the day went…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Narrowed Wednesday’s DJIA Gain

thinkstockNovember 26, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday but a blizzard of economic data sent the DJIA into the red…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Sank the DJIA on Monday

thinkstockApril 27, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday but there was little positive news to sustain the opening gains. Biotech…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Lifted the DJIA on Monday

thinkstockMarch 16, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday as the dollar traded slightly weaker against the euro early. That did…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Dow on Monday

thinkstockAugust 17, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday before crossing into the green at around mid-morning. The Empire State manufacturing…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Lifted the DJIA on Monday

thinkstockApril 20, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday loosened its reserves requirement ratio by a full point to 18.5%, the…
Paul Ausick |

The 4 Stocks That Lifted the DJIA on Monday

thinkstockMay 18, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday, but the financial and healthcare sectors led the indexes above the break-even…

Top Gaining Stocks

Cboe Global Markets
CBOE • Vol: 1,568,143
New Pluto Global
PSKY • Vol: 12,285,993
Seagate Technology
STX • Vol: 7,378,346
Oracle
ORCL • Vol: 26,317,675
Datadog
DDOG • Vol: 6,247,779

Top Losing Stocks

LKQ
LKQ • Vol: 4,367,433
Clorox
CLX • Vol: 13,260,523
Stryker
SYK • Vol: 4,519,455
Mohawk Industries
MHK • Vol: 1,859,865
Amgen
AMGN • Vol: 3,818,618