US Equity Indexes Higher in Midday Trading
US benchmark stock indexes traded higher in midday trading Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 reaching record highs in the session. The DJIA was 0.8% higher at 44,631.2, the S&P 500 was up 0.3% to 5,984.1 and the Nasdaq rose 0.3% to 19,052.5 after midday on Monday. Consumer discretionary and real estate led the gainers, while energy was the biggest decliner intraday. In economic news, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's monthly National Activity Index dropped to a readi