U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to their all-time highs.
The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent Monday to build on its record set Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average came back from an early loss to add 0.5 percent to its own record. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9 percent. The gains followed relatively quiet trading in Europe, while the U.S. bond market remained closed for the day because of a holiday.
In China, a highly anticipated update on Saturday from the country’s finance minister left stocks mixed. Crude oil prices slipped on worries about demand from China’s slowing economy.
On Monday:
The S&P 500 rose 44.82 points, or 0.8 percent, to 5,859.85.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 201.36 points, or 0.5 percent, to 43,065.22.
The Nasdaq composite rose 159.75 points, or 0.9 percent, to 18,502.69.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 14.23 points, or 0.6 percent, to 2,248.64.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 1,090.02 points, or 22.9 percent.
The Dow is up 5,375.68 points, or 14.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 3,491.33 points, or 23.3 percent
The Russell 2000 is up 221.57 points, or 10.9 percent.
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