The Dow Jones Index went up by 307 points or 0.59 percent on Monday to close at 52183 points.

The rise was led by Alphabet (4.10%), Caterpillar (3.59%) and Cisco Systems (3.35%).

On the downside, the weakerst performers were Honeywell International (-6.23%), UnitedHealth (-2.00%) and Chevron (-1.50%).