Stock market today: Nasdaq leads Dow, S&P 500 higher, sparking hopes of rebound from November losses

US stocks surged on Monday, heading toward a rebound to start the shortened Thanksgiving trading week as US policymakers buoyed hopes for an interest-rate cut in December. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was up roughly 2%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) advanced more than 1.2%, as Wall Street stocks started to extend Friday's bounce. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), which includes fewer tech stocks, put on 0.6%. Stocks are aiming for further recovery from the pullback that has cooled this year’ ...