U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining over 150 points on Monday.

The Dow traded up 0.46% to 34,505.54 while the NASDAQ rose 0.43% to 13,649.27. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.31% to 4,419.35.

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Materials shares jumped by 1% on Monday.

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