US stocks edged higher on Monday after the S&P 500 index notched a historic close, as investors prepared for the first key inflation update of the year and the next wave of earnings reports. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.3% after a record-setting week that saw the benchmark end above 5,000 for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) gained around 0.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq (^IXIC) rose about 0.3%. Shares of chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) rose 2% to hit another record on Monday.
British semiconductor designer Arm (ARM) also surged to a new record, extending gains from last week. Stocks have gained as the market embraces a clutch of better-than-expected corporate results, with big tech names driving the lion's share. Eyes are on the next batch of quarterly reports, with John Deere (DE), Coca-Cola (KO), Airbnb (ABNB), and Kraft Heinz (KHC) serving as highlights on the docket in the coming days. But the week will bring a new challenge to the rally, with the January reading of the Consumer Price Index due Tuesda