How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Stocks rose Monday after taking big losses last week. Major technology companies recovered some of their recent losses, and retailers and travel companies climbed on the first full trading day of the holiday shopping season.

On Monday:

The S&P 500 index rose 40.89 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 2,673.45.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 354.29 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 24,640.24.

The Nasdaq composite jumped 142.87 points, or 2.1 per cent, to 7,081.85.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 17.28 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 1,505.96.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is down 0.16 points, or less than 0.1 per cent.

The Dow is down 78.98 points, or 0.3 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 178.46 points, or 2.6 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 29.55 points, or 1.9 per cent.