U.S. stock-index gauges traded solidly higher early Monday, putting Wall Street in position to extend its push into record territory.
What are the main benchmarks doing?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.79% rose 150 points, or 0.5%, to 25,944. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.63% gained 15 points to 2,889, a gain of 0.5%, extending its climb above its all-time high, which was hit on Friday for the first time since Jan. 26. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.72% climbed 38 points to 7,985, a gain of 0.5%.
On Friday, both the S&P and the Nasdaq closed at records, marking the first for the S&P since late January. The Dow ended at its highest level since early February on Friday, but it remains about 3% below its own all-time high. Last week, U.S. stocks officially entered their longest bull market in history, by one measure.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stocks-look-to-extend-push-into-record-territory-2018-08-27
