us stocks advanced on monday adding to their gains after the best week for at least two of the three major indexes the sp 500 and the dow since june the sp 500 spx finished 4459 points or 12 higher at 379734 the dow jones industrial average djia rose 41706 points or 13 to climb to 3149962 the nasdaq composite comp advanced 9290 points or 09 to close at 1095261 the rally comes as investors cling to hopes that the federal reserve will slow the pace of its interest rate hikes after november market strategists said