NEW YORK (AP) Stocks are higher after former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers withdrew from the race to become head of the Federal Reserve.
Summers had been expected to move aggressively to rein in the Fed's huge economic stimulus program.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 118 points, or 0.8 percent, to close at 15,494 Monday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose nine points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,697.
The Nasdaq composite fell four points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,717, pulled down by Apple.