Wall St ends higher

U.S. stocks stepped mildly higher climbed on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average extending its record rise, as Wall Street looked to earnings reports this week from retailers.
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 21.32 points, or 0.1 per cent, to end at 15,783.10
The S&P 500 gained 1.27 points, or less than 0.1 per cent at 1,771.88.
Nasdaq Composite added less than 1 point at 3,919.79.
The U.S. dollar edged lower against currencies of major U.S. trading partners; crude-oil futures rose 54 cents, or 0.6 percent, to U$95.14 a barrel, while gold futures fell U$3.50, or 0.3 per cent, to U$1,281.10 an ounce.