March 18, 2024 - 1:10 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose ahead of a busy week for central banks around the world that could dictate where interest rates go next. The S&P 500 addded 0.6% Monday, coming off its first back-to-back weekly losses since October. It pulled close to its all-time high set early last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8%. Big technology stocks led the way once again.