10 Top-Traded US Stocks for Monday (7/12)

$Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ rose to almost 35,000 ahead of the second-quarter earnings season for banks, which kick off Tuesday.

In the regular trading session the Dow rose 126.02 points to close just below 35,000. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ gained 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, to record closes.

Investors are turning their attention to banks as they prepare to release their second quarter earnings this week, starting with $JPMorgan (JPM.US)$ and $Goldman Sachs (GS.US)$ Tuesday before the opening bell. JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs ended the day 1.4% and 2.3% higher, respectively.

10 top-traded US stocks for Monday

$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ Elon Musk is testifying Monday morning in a lawsuit over Tesla's 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, a $2.6 billion transaction that a group of shareholders allege was a “bailout” of the failing solar company. The shareholders are seeking repayment to Tesla of the cost to purchase SolarCity.

$Apple (AAPL.US)$ A federal judge in Delaware dismissed Blix Inc.'s suit because it failed to demonstrate how Apple harmed competition in the mobile operating system market by requiring developers to offer an Apple-specific log-in function.

Apple's win in federal court against a developer's antitrust claims against the App Store has erased one legalheadache.

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ 's last close was $820.5, 3.95% under its 52-week high of $835.00.

$Virgin Galactic (SPCE.US)$ stock tumbled Monday morning, the day after Richard Branson's company completed the world's first space tourism flight. The stock's move feels odd given the success the company had on Sunday.

Part of the reason for the fall may have to do with Virgin Galactic's plans to sell more stock. According to a on Monday, Virgin Galactic will sell up to $500 million in common stock. Investors don't like to see their positions diluted.

$Disney (DIS.US)$ “Black Widow” tallied $80 million at the domestic box office during its debut. The film garnered an additional $60 million from Disney+ sales.

Shares of $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$ dropped by a staggering 28.46% in 30 days from $59.56 to $42.61 at 18:15 EST on Monday, following the last session's downward trend.

Movers & Shakers for Monday