The stock market was closed last Monday in honor of Presidents' Day. Equities were mixed on the first day of trading last Tuesday.

Increasing prospects that a massive fiscal stimulus bill is around the corner helped drive stocks to record highs last Monday.

Stocks had their best day in several weeks last Monday, recovering some of the losses following the prior week's sell-off.

Equities were mixed to begin last week. The Global Dow (-0.6%), the Russell 2000 (-0.3%), and the Dow (-0.1%) lost value.

The markets were closed last Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. However, stocks enjoyed a good start to the week last Tuesday as equities rebounded from the prior Friday's sell-off.

Last Monday, the major benchmark indexes pulled back from record highs reached the prior week. Tech stocks took the biggest hit, dragging the Nasdaq down by 1.3%.

Last Monday, stocks began the new year down on worries over the Georgia runoff elections, a surge in COVID-19 cases, and evidence that a new strain of the virus has entered the country.

Stocks jumped to record highs last Monday after President Trump signed a pandemic relief package into law.

Stocks rallied by the end of the day last Monday, paring losses from a morning plunge.

Tech stocks and consumer shares opened last week on an upswing.

The Nasdaq opened the week by reaching a new high last Monday after climbing for the ninth straight day.

November closed on a sour note as investors took profits from stocks last Monday.

Last Monday saw stocks advance following encouraging news in the development of yet another COVID-19 vaccine.

Last week began with more good news on another COVID-19 vaccine, sparking a rally in domestic and global stocks.

Stocks soared to record highs last Monday following an announcement from a major pharmaceutical company of positive data on a COVID-19 vaccine.

Stocks rebounded last Monday with each of the benchmark indexes gaining value, led by the Russell 2000, which added 2.0%, followed by the Global Dow, the Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq.

Concern over a surge in COVID-19 cases drove equities lower last Monday.

Last week started out poorly for equities as investors saw the faint hope of pre-election financial stimulus fade.

Each of the benchmark indexes listed here advanced last Monday, climbing to their highest levels in more than a month.

Last Monday saw stocks start the week on a high note, with each of the indexes listed here posting notable gains.