GLOBAL MARKETS-S&P 500, Dow notch record closing highs, crude slumps China's stimulus announcement lacking in details Dollar index touches ten-week high Oil prices fall on softening demand worries Bond market closed for Columbus Day Updates to U.S. market close By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher with a boost from technology shares amid light Columbus Day trading on Monday, while crude prices dipped as investors parsed signs of economic softness in China and gir

REFILE-GLOBAL MARKETS-Tech leads Wall St rally, crude slumps on China weakness Removes extra number in paragraph 17 China's stimulus announcement lacking in details Dollar index touches nine-week high Oil prices fall on softening demand worries Bond market closed for Columbus Day By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were led higher by technology shares while crude prices dipped on Monday as investors, amid light Columbus Day trading, looked past signs of economic softness in

GLOBAL MARKETS-Tech powers US stocks higher, crude slumps on China weakness China's stimulus announcement lacking in details Q3 earnings, ECB, retail sales in focus Oil prices fall on softening demand worries Bond market closed for Columbus Day Updates as of 10:39 EDT By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were led higher by tech while crude prices dipped on Monday as investors, amid light Columbus Day trading, looked to promised Chinese stimulus and girded themselves for a str

US STOCKS-S&P 500 hits record high on chip stocks; corporate results, key data in focus For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Caterpillar falls after Morgan Stanley downgrades rating Boeing slips after job-cut plans, jet delivery delay B. Riley Financial soars after company says will sell unit Indexes: Dow down 0.10%, S&P 500 up 0.51%, Nasdaq up 0.86% Updated at 09:46 a.m.

US STOCKS-Wall Street poised for mixed open; corporate earnings, economic data in focus For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Boeing slips after job-cut plans, jet delivery delay B. Riley Financial soars after company says will sell unit Futures: Dow down 0.19%, S&P 500 up 0.17%, Nasdaq up 0.32% Updated at 8:35 a.m.