traders work on the floor of the new york stock exchange nyse in new york on monday jan 3 2022 us stock futures were steady in overnight trading on monday after the dow jones industrial average and sp 500 notched new record closes on the first trading day of 2022 on monday the major averages rose lifted by the technology sector the dow jones industrial average added 246 points to close at a record the sp 500 also registered a gain climbing 06 to close at an alltime high the nasdaq composite was the relative outperformer gaining 12 as meta platforms amazon and googleparent alphabet all closed in the green tesla and apple were bright spots of the trading day monday tesla added 135 after the firm beat fourthquarter and fullyear delivery expectations apple became the first ever 3 trillion market capitalization company after rising 25 to a new record reopening plays like airlines and cruise lines also rose on monday a jump in bond yields lifted bank stocks optimism on global economic growth and earnings momentum reviving since middecember continued to grow in the first day of the new year said jim paulsen leuthold group chief investment strategist those stocks most closely tied to better economic growth did the best monday but were joined by newera sectors including technology and communications on tuesday novembers job openings and labor turnover survey will be released at 1000 am the jolts report is closely watched at the federal reserve and elsewhere for signs of labor market tightness decembers ism manufacturing pmi is also set to release tuesday morning mondays records moves come after markets closed out a strong 2021 last week the sp 500 rose nearly 27 for the year with the nasdaq composite and dow also posting strong gains subscribe to cnbc pro for exclusive insights and analysis and live business day programming from around the world