Major US stock indices have grown significantly, while the S & P 500 and DJIA have updated record levels against the background of the restoration of shares of technology companies.

The S & P index for technology companies. SPLRCT rebounded after a recession caused by concerns over exaggerated valuations, which led investors to switch to other sectors. Shares of technology companies were the engine of growth in the S & P 500 index this year, which jumped by almost 9.6%.

Oil prices fell, suffering from the overall strengthening of the dollar. In addition, investors are trying to understand whether there is a potential for further price reductions.

Investors are also waiting for the start of the first meeting of the American Technological Council, President Trump, scheduled for today. Representatives of companies such as Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Cisco (CSCO), Oracle (ORCL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are expected to attend. The purpose of the meeting is to help the government "transform and modernize" its technological infrastructure.

Most components of the DOW index recorded a rise (21 out of 30). Leader of growth were shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL, + 2.83%). Exxon Mobil Corporation shares fell the most (XOM, -1.04%).

Most sectors of the S & P index closed in positive territory. The leader of growth was the healthcare sector (+ 1.2%). The conglomerate sector fell most of all (-0.6%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.66% 21.525.01 +140.73

Nasdaq + 1.42% 6,239.01 +87.25

S & P + 0.83% 2,453.25 +20.10

U.S. stock-index futures rose as investors snapped up beaten down technology and retail stocks.

Stocks:

Nikkei 20,067.75 +124.49 +0.62%

Hang Seng 25,924.55 +298.06 +1.16%

Shanghai 3,145.02 +21.85 +0.70%

S&P/ASX 5,805.17 +31.14 +0.54%

FTSE 7,501.79 +38.25 +0.51%

CAC 5,316.07 +52.76 +1.00%

DAX 12,875.41 +122.68 +0.96%

Crude $44.76 (+0.04%)

Gold $1,250.80 (-0.45%)

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)

Apple (AAPL) target raised to $180 from $171 at Maxim Group

Travelers (TRV) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill

Stocks across Europe finished higher Friday, but shares of some supermarket chains were hit hard after Amazon.com Inc. unexpectedly said it's scooping up Whole Foods Market Inc. in a nearly $14 billion deal.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday notched its 21st record of 2017 led by a late-stage rise in energy shares, as Amazon announced plans to buy Whole Foods- one of the buzziest mergers of 2017. However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ended lower and booked a second-straight weekly loss, extending what has proven a painful weekly stretch for tech';s highfliers.

Stock markets were higher in Asia early Monday, with resilience in U.S. equities helping to improve risk appetite at the dawn of an action-packed week. Among other events, investors will be focused on the start of formal Brexit negotiations and a decision on whether to include China's domestically-traded A-shares in MSCI's emerging-market index, which is widely followed.

(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei +111.44 19943.26 +0.56%

TOPIX +7.95 1596.04 +0.50%

Hang Seng +61.15 25626.49 +0.24%

CSI 300 -10.03 3518.76 -0.28%

Euro Stoxx 50 +18.42 3543.88 +0.52%

FTSE 100 +44.18 7463.54 +0.60%

DAX +60.92 12752.73 +0.48%

CAC 40 +46.43 5263.31 +0.89%

DJIA +24.38 21384.28 +0.11%

S&P 500 +0.69 2433.15 +0.03%

NASDAQ -13.74 6151.76 -0.22%

S&P/TSX +32.12 15192.54 +0.21%