New York - Arab Today
The Nasdaq surged to a record Monday as US stocks joined a global rally following the strong performance by centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron in the first round of voting Sunday.
At the closing bell, the Nasdaq was at 5,983.82, up 1.2 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1 percent to end the session at 20,764.03, and the broad-based S&P 500 also advanced 1.1 percent to close at 2,374.13.