U.S. Stocks End Higher; Dow Outperforms Other Indexes

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, recovering some of the steep losses from the previous session. Monday also marked the 6th anniversary of the bull market, with the S&P 500 more than tripling since it hit the bottom on March 9, 2009. The Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed other indexes gaining 138.94 points, or 0.8%, to 17,955.72. The S&P 500 gained 8.17 points, or 0.4%, to 2,079.43. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day up 15.07 points, or 0.3%, at 4,942.44.

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