• The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 94.52 points, or 0.38 percent, to 25,019.41, the S&P 500 gained 3.02 points, or 0.11 percent, to 2,801.31 and the Nasdaq Composite added 2.06 points, or 0.03 percent, to 7,825.98.
The S&P 500 posted its highest closing level since Feb. 1. The index is now just 2.5 percent from its Jan. 26 record closing high and up 4.8 percent for the year so far.
U.S. stocks rose slightly on Friday, putting the S&P 500 at its highest closing level in more than five months, as gains in industrials and other areas offset a drop in financials after results from three of the big banks mostly disappointed.
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• Asian stocks were narrowly mixed early on Monday after a perceived easing in rhetoric in the U.S.-China trade dispute late last week. Investors also awaited the release of a barrage of China economic data due later in the day.
• Meanwhile, markets in Japan are closed for a holiday on Monday.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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