U.S. stock-index benchmarks jump on Monday, as Hurricane Irma hit Florida with less force than expected and North Korea failed to conduct another nuclear missile test over the weekend, helping to lure investors into buying assets perceived as risky like equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 262 points, or 1.2%, at 22,060, while the S&P 500 index climbed 1.1% at 2,488, putting the broad-market gauge within range of its intraday high. The Nasdaq Composite Index rallied 1.1% at 6,432, was within range of its all-time closing high. In corporate news, investors awaited the debut of Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 8 on Tuesday. In other corporate news, shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. were up, after the Israeli drug company on Monday named Lundbeck’s Kare Schultz as its new chief executive. Meanwhile, Wall Street was marking the anniversary of 9/11.
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