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S&P 500, Dow indexes edge up to record highs

FILE - This Oct. 2, 2014 file photo shows a Wall Street sign adjacent to the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. U.S. stocks indexes are edging lower in early trading Monday, May 18, 2015, as the market comes off its latest record high. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - This Oct. 2, 2014 file photo shows a Wall Street sign adjacent to the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. U.S. stocks indexes are edging lower in early trading Monday, May 18, 2015, as the market comes off its latest record high. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) FILE - This Oct. 2, 2014 file photo shows a Wall Street sign adjacent to the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. U.S. stocks indexes are edging lower in early trading Monday, May 18, 2015, as the market comes off its latest record high. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stocks are creeping further into record territory after a quiet day of trading.

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at all-time highs Monday.

The Dow added 26 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,298. The S&P 500 rose up six points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,129.

The Nasdaq composite gained 30 points, or 0.6 percent, to 5,078, but did not reach a record.

Several stocks moved on news of acquisitions.

Ann, the parent company of Ann Taylor and Loft, jumped 20 percent after it agreed to be acquired by Ascena Retail Group.

Endo International fell 5 percent after it agreed to buy privately held Par Pharmaceutical for $8 billion.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.23 percent.