Dow posts 5th straight record-high close

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(CNBC) — U.S. stocks traded higher on Monday as investors looked ahead to a key Federal Reserve meeting. Wall Street also cheered a big defense industry deal.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 65 points and hit a record. Boeing and Goldman Sachs contributed the most to the gains.

The S&P 500 also hit an all-time high, rising 0.1 percent, as financials rose more than 1 percent to lead advancers. The Nasdaq composite hit a record before hovering around the flatline.

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