U.S. market indexes gained on Monday. For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 24,874.76 for a gain of 336.70 points or 1.37%. The S&P 500 closed at 2,720.94 for a gain of 29.69 points or 1.10%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 7,330.70 for a gain of 72.84 points or 1.00%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 18.73 for a loss of -0.86 points or -4.39%.
Monday’s market movers
U.S. market indexes finished the day higher with valuations stabilizing after concerns over new international trade tariffs. The financial and real estate sectors led gains for the day. Industrial stocks in the S&P 500 also reported a gain of 1.20%.
Economic reports affecting market trading included the following:
- The PMI Services Index was reported at 55.9, increasing from 53.3.
- The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index was reported at 59.5, decreasing from 59.9.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains:
- Caterpillar (CAT, Financial) 3.24%
- General Electric (GE, Financial) 2.65%
- Boeing (BA, Financial) 2.05%
- Goldman Sachs (GS, Financial) 1.94%
- McDonald's (MCD, Financial) 1.86%
- Home Depot (HD, Financial) 1.84%
- IBM (IBM, Financial) 1.59%
- JPMorgan (JPM, Financial) 1.54%
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 closed at 1,546.05 for a gain of 12.88 points or 0.84%. The S&P 600 closed at 939.46 for a gain of 6.78 points or 0.73%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 9,637.11 for a gain of 88.67 points or 0.93%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,927.59 for a gain of 86.20 points or 0.88%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,897.67 for a gain of 19.06 points or 1.01%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,201.89 for a gain of 12.85 points or 1.08%; the Russell 3000 at 1,608.61 for a gain of 17.23 points or 1.08%; the Russell 1000 at 1,507.15 for a gain of 16.44 points or 1.10%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 692.24 for a gain of 8.28 points or 1.21%.
