U.S. market indexes were higher on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 24,386.03 for a gain of 56.87 points or 0.23%. The S&P 500 closed at 2659.99 for a gain of 8.49 points or 0.32%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6875.08 for a gain of 35.00 points or 0.51%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower for the day at 9.34 with a loss of -0.24 points or -2.51%.
Monday's Market Movers
Tech stocks led gains for the day. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 reported new closing highs. There were no market moving economic reports released on Monday.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains:
Walt Disney ( DIS ) 2.49%
Apple ( AAPL ) 1.95%
Verizon ( VZ ) 1.47%
Merck ( MRK ) 1.39%
Pfizer ( PFE ) 1.32%
Microsoft (MSFT) 1.27%
In the broad market, the S&P 500 technology sector reported a gain of 0.86%.
Small-Cap Stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1519.84 for a loss of -1.88 points or -0.12%. The S&P 600 closed at 925.32 for a loss of -2.79 points or -0.30%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 9297.53 for a loss of -12.63 points or -0.14%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 10192.79 for a loss of -15.22 points or -0.15%.
Other Notable Indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1888.20 for a loss of -2.66 points or -0.14%; the S&P 100 Index at 1176.45 for a gain of 5.63 points or 0.48%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1573.54 for a gain of 4.18 points or 0.27%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1473.69 for a gain of 4.38 points or 0.30%; and the Dow Jones US Select Dividend Index at 706.72 for a gain of 0.97 points or 0.14%.
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