NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended gains in afternoon trade on Monday with the Nasdaq rising more than 1 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 4.58 points, or 0.04 percent, at 12,771.75. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 4.73 points, or 0.35 percent, at 1,347.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 29.08 points, or 1.01 percent, at 2,901.88.
(Reporting By Angela Moon; Editing by Leslie Adler)
