Stocks Ended Modestly Higher ahead of US-North Korea Summit

U.S. stocks ended modestly higher on Monday ahead of a highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5.78 points, or 0.02%, to 25,322.31. The S&P 500 gained 2.97 points, or 0.11%, to 2,782.00. The Nasdaq Composite added 14.41 points, or 0.19%, to 7,659.93.

Oil prices settled higher Monday, getting a lift from expected supply disruptions in Iran and Venezuela. July West Texas Intermediate crude rose 36 cents, or nearly 0.6%, to settle at $66.10 a barrel. August Brent crude settled flat at $76.46 a barrel.