Dow, S&P 500 eke out gains as investors await inflation update

U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Monday, except for the Nasdaq, as investors awaited on fresh economic data and corporate earnings to kick off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.30%
rose about 100 points, or 0.3%, ending near 33,586, for its third session in a row of gains, according to preliminary FactSet data. The S&P 500 index
SPX,
+0.10%
gained 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP,
-0.03%
closed fractionally lower, or less than 0.1%. It’s a big week for economic data, including Wednesday’s consumer-price index reading for March. Producer prices are due Thursday and retail sales on Friday, which also marks the start of bank earnings, including from JPMorgan Chase
JPM,
+0.33%,
 Citigroup 
C,
+1.44%
and Wells Fargo
WFC,
+1.93%.