S&P 500 ends Monday at record high
(Close): Stocks on Wall Street rose Monday, building on Friday's positive mood after a strong jobs report suggested a positive outlook for the US economy.
The S&P 500 index broke a year long record, rising 7.26 points to 2,137.16.
"The markets are having a feel-good rally because the jobs report on Friday was better-than-expected and that was followed up by some good election news in Britain and Japan," said Alan Gayle, investment strategist at RidgeWorth Investments.
"Investors have been looking for a reason to buy stocks and now they have it."
Boeing had a strong day climbing 1.5% after announcing a £3bn a deal to sell new maritime patrol planes to the UK government.
Shares of GoPro were the biggest gainers on the Nasda, gaining 13.3%.
Shares of Netflix dropped 2.5% after a report indicated the company's stock could fall and growth could slow as the company reaches market saturation.