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

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.