U.S. stock indexes inched higher to hit records in early trade Monday, following through on a global rally following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s election victory over the weekend as investors waded through a deluge of corporate earnings.The S&P 500 , Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite closed at records on Friday. In early trade Monday, the S&P 500 was up 0.1% at 2,577.49, while the Dow advanced 12 points, or less than 0.1%, to 23,340, and the Nasdaq rose 0.1% to 6,637.
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