Update: US Equity Indexes Rise as Growth Areas Top Sector Charts
() -- (Updates with index/price moves from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes rose ahead of the close on Monday, as chipmakers, the poster child for the so-called artificial intelligence trade, led the biggest gainers among market heavyweights. The Nasdaq jumped 1.3% to 26,156.2, the S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to 7,547.