Nasdaq Climbs 2% as Major U.S. Stock Indexes Advance Monday

U.S. stocks rose after Monday's opening bell, with the Nasdaq Composite's gain widening to 2% as all three major indexes advanced during the regular trading session.

The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.3% in the same market snapshot. The Nasdaq led the S&P 500 by 0.5 percentage point and the Dow by 0.7 point. Both indexes were higher, though their gains were smaller than the Nasdaq's.

The index gains are intraday readings, not Monday's final closing results.