The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 96.44 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 28,551.53. The S&P 500 rose 2.79 points, or 0.09 percent, to 3,224.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 20.69 points, or 0.23 percent, to 8,945.65.
Five of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended higher, with energy up 1.06 percent, outpacing the rest. Utilities closed down 0.99 percent, the worst-performing group.
Boeing shares climbed 2.91 percent at the close, leading the gainers in the Dow. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has stepped down after a tumultuous year amid 737 Max crisis, according to the U.S. aircraft manufacturer on Monday.
On the data front, new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods dipped 2 percent in November, the Department of Commerce reported on Monday. Economists had expected a 1 percent increase in U.S. durable-goods orders for November.
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