U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Wall Street, adding to their all-time highs.
The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Monday to build on its record set Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average came back from an early loss to add 0.5% to its own record. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%. 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%, to 5,859.85.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 201.36 points, or 0.5%, to 43,065.22.
The Nasdaq composite rose 159.75 points, or 0.9%, to 18,502.69.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 14.23 points, or 0.6%, to 2,248.64.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 1,090.02 points, or 22.9%.
The Dow is up 5,375.68 points, or 14.3%.
The Nasdaq is up 3,491.33 points, or 23.3%
The Russell 2000 is up 221.57 points, or 10.9%.
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