NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Monday, with the S&P 500 ending less than a point away from a record closing high, helped by gains in health insurers and optimism over merger activity.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 103.84 points or 0.64 percent, to end unofficially at 16,207.14. The S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 11.36 points or 0.62 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,847.61. The Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 29.558 points or 0.69 percent, to close unofficially at 4,292.968.
(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)
