The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 44000 for the first time on record Monday. The index added around 304 points, or 0.69%, to 44293.13. The climb from 43000—hit 20 trading days ago—was led by Goldman Sachs,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average's opening gains are putting it on track to achieve another milestone level in Monday's session. The Dow was up almost 400 points, at around 44,385, during New York morning trading and appeared to be on pace to close above the 44,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 44,000 for the first time, while the S&P 500 topped 6,000 for its own closing milestone as markets awaited key inflation data and corporate earnings due later this week.