US Stocks Rise as ‘Trump Trades’ Take Hold, Small-Caps Rally
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US stocks closed higher Monday as investors weighed the market implications of the attack on Donald Trump over the weekend and looked ahead to a rush of earnings this week.
The S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 both advanced 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5% and closed at an all-time high. The strength seen in small-cap stocks last week continued, with the Russell 2000 Index rising 1.8%, and notching the best 4-day run since November 2020.