Global Markets: US stocks close higher amid trade optimism, data
US stocks closed higher on Monday as investors` sentiment was lifted after China and the US agreed on the text of a phase-one economic and trade agreement.
Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 100.51 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 28,235.89. The S&P 500 increased 22.65 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 3,191.45. Photo: Reuters