Dow Ends Day Up 90

Technology companies led US stock indexes broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, the AP reports. Ford rose 2.1% after replacing its CEO. Defense contractors also made gains as the market bounced back from a turbulent week. Consumer-focused companies also rose. Amazon climbed 1%. Energy companies bucked the broadly higher trend and ended slightly lower. The Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 12 points, or 0.5%, to 2,394. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 90 points, or 0.4%, to 20,894. The Nasdaq composite rose 49 points, or 0.8%, to 6,133. Two stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. (More stock market stories.)