Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow rise as tech fuels holiday spirits, gold climbs to record high

The Nasdaq led US stocks higher on Monday as Wall Street entered a holiday-shortened week calculating the chances of a year-end rally, while gold (GC=F) climbed to a record amid rising Venezuela tensions. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) added 0.6%, and those on the S&P 500 (^GSPC) put on around 0.6%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) added around 0.5%, with the major US gauges eyeing a third straight day of gains. Tech stocks are continuing to recover from a volatil ...