Wall Street Climbs Ahead of Election Day, Inflation Data

Wall Street Climbs Ahead of Election Day, Inflation Data
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York on Nov. 2, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
The Associated Press
Updated:

NEW YORK—Stocks rose Monday on the eve of Election Day as Wall Street looked ahead to the benefits of a possibly split government in Washington, though trading is likely to stay bumpy in a week full of events that could shake the market.

The S&P 500 rose 1 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.3 percent and the Nasdaq composite added 0.9 percent.