NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Monday as transportation shares bounced back from recent losses though economic data painted a mixed picture of the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 29.82 points, or 0.17 percent, to 18,040.5, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 4.36 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,111.75 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 12.90 points, or 0.25 percent, to 5,082.93.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
