 The Dow closed higher in Monday trading by 50 points, or just over a tenth of a percent. The Nasdaq gained 146 points, or eight-tenths. And the S&P 500 gained two-tenths of a percent, a 14-point gain. From the Bloomberg Newsroom, I'm Scott Carr on WTOP. Asia-Pacific markets are lower so far. Tokyo stocks down a quarter percent. South Korea's KOSPI is also a quarter percent lower.