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 on the new York stock exchange the Dow Jones rose by 1.58%, the S&P 500 index went up by 1.18%, the NASDAQ Composite rose 1.15%. The leaders of growth among the components of Dow Jones by the end of today's trading were shares of Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), which rose by 1.36 p. (3,09%), having closed on a mark 45.36. Quotes 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) went up by 7.12 p. (3,00%), closed trading at a level 244,14. Paper Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has increased in price by 1.38 p. (2,89%), having closed on a mark 49,11.