Stocks rose on Monday to kick off a holiday-shortened trading week, driven by strength in technology stocks, with trading expected to remain subdued as the New York Stock Exchange closes early on Tuesday for Christmas Eve and shuts down completely on Christmas Day.
At the closing bell 4 pm ET, the S&P 500 climbed 0.73% to 5,974.07, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.16% to 42,906.95, and the Nasdaq Composit...