S&P 500, Dow climb to record closing highs again

MarketWatch (16/7) NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks posted modest gains on Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing to record closing highs, after banking giant Citigroup Inc. reported better-than-expected earnings and China's second-quarter growth matched expectations. At 4 p.m. Eastern, the S&P 500 was up 2.38 points, or 0.1%, to 1,682.48, rising for an 8th consecutive session. The Dow industrials gained 20 points, or 0.1%, to 15,484.34 and the Nasdaq Composite index climbed 7.41 points, or 0.2%, to 3,607.49. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sp-500-dow-climb-to-record-closing-highs-again-2013-07-15