Wall St ends up

U.S. stocks closed near session highs on better-than-expected pending home sales report and after Italy's new prime minister named his cabinet over the weekend, ending two months of Italian political deadlock.
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106.20 points to close at 14,818.75, led by Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
S&P 500 added 11.37 points to end at 1,593.61. All key S&P sectors were higher, led by technology shares and materials.
Nasdaq gained 27.76 points to end at 3,307.02, highest close since November 2000.