The US markets ended higher on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its latest rally to an 11th straight day on Monday, only the sixth time since 1945 that the benchmark has advanced for 11 or more consecutive days. The recent strength lifted all three major averages to their best levels in over a year last week, although the Nasdaq and S&P 500 have pulled back off their highs. However, overall trading activity remained somewhat subdued, as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision on Wednesday. With the Fed widely expected to raise interest rates by another 25 basis point, traders are likely to pay close attention to the accompanying statement for clues about the outlook for rates.
Recent encouraging inflation data has led to optimism this week's rate hike will be the last, and traders will be looking for confirmation from the Fed. Meanwhile, a lack of major U.S. economic data may have kept some traders on the sidelines ahead of the release of several key reports in the coming days. On the sectoral front, steel stocks moved sharply higher over the course of the session, driving the NYSE Arca Steel Index up by 2.5 percent to its best closing level in over four months. Considerable strength was also visible among energy stocks, which moved notably higher along with the price of crude oil. Banking stocks also showed a significant move to the upside, resulting in a 1.7 percent jump by the KBW Bank Index. With the gain, the index reached a four-month closing high.
Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 183.55 points or 0.52 percent to 35,411.24, Nasdaq rose 26.06 points or 0.19 percent to 14,058.87 and S&P 500 was up by 18.3 points or 0.4 percent to 4,554.64.
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