· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 23.89 points, or 0.11 percent, to 22,405.09, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 9.3 points, or 0.37 percent, to 2,519.36 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 42.51 points, or 0.66percent, to 6,495.96.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced to record levels on Friday, buoyed by gains in technology stocks, while each of the major indexes closed out the quarter with solid gains.
The S&P and the Dow recorded eight straight quarters of gains, the Nasdaq five. The Dow climbed 4.9 percent for the third quarter, the S&P advanced 4 percent and the Nasdaq gained 5.8 percent.
· Asia markets traded modestly higher on Monday, but several major markets were set to be shuttered for much of the week.
· In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 0.1 percent at 20,374.36 in early trade. The Topix index was a touch lower, trading down 0.05 percent at 1,673.96.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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