 This is Senior Branch Office Administrator Penelope Gibbons bringing you the daily financial market report on behalf of Edward Jones Advisors Phil Cleaver, Carolyn Herwald, Jacob Stewart, and Mark Miner. Stock markets closed modestly higher on Monday to kick off a new month in the second half of 2024. The tech-heavy Nasdaq outperformed both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones. This was the same trend in the first half of 2024 as the Nasdaq was higher by over 17%, followed by the S&P 500 up over 14%.