NEW YORK, New York – Major U.S. stock markets closed on a cautious but positive note on Monday, with technology shares powering the Nasdaq Composite to a solid gain.
In the United States, all three major indices finished in the green. The Standard and Poor’s 500 rose 19.96 points, or 0.26 percent, to close at a new high of 7,600.02. The broad-market index traded between a low of 7,562.61 and a peak of 7,617.66 during the session, with volume reaching 3.553 billion shares.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a more modest…
