March 18 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for the fourth consecutive day Monday, as the Federal Reserve prepares to set interest rates later this week.
The Dow was up 65.23 points, or 0.25 percent, at the end of trading Monday, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.34 percent and the S&P 500 increased 0.37 percent ahead of the Fed's two-day meeting Tuesday.