By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks held their gains Monday after a trade group reported an 8.2% increase in pending home sales in February and another report showed improvement in the services sector in March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU 10,964, +37.26, +0.34%) rose 34.31 points to 10,961.38. The S&P 500 Index (SPX 1,185, +6.55, +0.56%) climbed 5.29 points to 1,183.39. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,422, +19.48, +0.81%) added 16.6 points to 2,419.18. |
