How major US stock indexes fared Monday

U.S. stocks made small gains and broke out of a four-day losing streak Monday as industrial companies and retailers rose. Technology companies made a small recovery from last week’s steep losses.

On Monday:

The S&P 500 index added 5.45 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,877.13.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 59.47 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 25,857.07.

The Nasdaq composite rebounded 21.62 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7,924.16.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks picked up 4.29 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,717.47.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 203.52 points, or 7.6 per cent.

The Dow is up 1,137.85 points, or 4.6 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 1,020.77 points, or 14.8 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 181.96 points, or 11.9 per cent.