U.S. stocks close higher to kick off new week


By Xie ZheshuShi Chun

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, as investors shrugged off the risk that U.S. President Donald Trump's planned steel and aluminum tariffs could ignite a trade war.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 167.01 points, or 0.38 percent, to 44,470.41, while the S&P 500 rose 0.67 percent to 6,066.44. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led the gains, jumping 0.98 percent to 19,714.27, buoyed by renewed optimism in growth sectors.

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