Stocks gained on Monday, looking to kick off August trading on a high note after a winning July.
The S&P 500 added about 0.5% shortly after market open and neared an all-time high. The Dow and Nasdaq also rose.
Equity investors are entering August with momentum from a sixth straight monthly gain, with the S&P 500 logging an advance of 2.3% in July. Both the Dow and Nasdaq also added more than 1% for the month.
These increases came alongside a strong season so far for quarterly corporate…
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