Investors expected corporate earnings, a Federal Reserve statement, and an inflation data as U.S. equities soared to new highs on Monday. According to preliminary readings, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.36 percent gained around 130 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 35,000, while the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.35 percent gained 15 points, or 0.4 percent, to reach 4,385. The Nasdaq Composite index COMP, +0.21 percent gained 31 points, or 0.2 percent, to settle at 14,733 points. Concerns about inflation and growth have caused market volatility in recent weeks, but investors on Monday looked past such tales. The stock of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. SPCE, -17.30 percent returned to earth on Monday, a day after creator Richard Branson and his crew safely soared into suborbital space. Stocks ended the day with a loss./n
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