Following the lackluster performance seen to close out the previous week, stocks moved mostly higher during trading on Monday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the advance, reaching its best closing level since late July.
The major averages pulled back off their highs going into the close but remained firmly positive. The Nasdaq jumped 159.05 points or 1.1 percent to 14,284.53, the S&P 500 climbed 33.36 points or 0.7 percent to 4,547.38 and the Dow rose 203.76 points or 0.6 percent to 35,151.04.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.