Stocks Settle Sharply Higher on Trade Hopes and AI Optimism
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +1.56%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.18%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +1.47%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures…