iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Wall Street closed higher after the holiday weekend as the major indexes notched new records.
The Dow jumped 118.95 (+0.58 percent) to finish at 20,743.00.
The Nasdaq gained 27.37 (+0.47 percent) to close at 5,865.95, while the S&P 500 finished at 2,365.38, up 14.22 (+0.60 percent) from its open.
Crude oil prices were 1 percent higher; about $54 a barrel.
Winners and Losers: Shares in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc soared 3 percent after its fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ expectations.
The weekend announcement that Kraft-Heinz Co. pulled its $143 billion merger offer for Unilever caused shares in both food companies to sink about 2 percent and 8 percent respectively.
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