The US markets ended higher in the final trading day of 2018 on Monday, but major indexes bid adieu to 2018 with the worst annual performance since 2008. Sentiments got boost with President Donald Trump expressing optimism about a US-China trade deal. President Trump said that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had made big progress in a telephone discussion about trade, and that a deal was moving along very well. Besides, a lack of major US economic data also kept some traders on the sidelines along with the New Year's Day holiday on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 2018 marks the first time since 1978 that the Dow finished out the year in the red after rising in the first three quarters, and the first for the S&P 500 since 1948. For Nasdaq, it is only the second time in its history it failed to defend January-to-September gains through the end of the year, the last time being 1987.
Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 265.06 points or 1.15 percent to 23327.46, Nasdaq gained 50.76 points or 0.77 percent to 6635.28 and S&P 500 was up by 21.11 points or 0.85 percent to 2506.85.
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