Wall Street Closes with Modest Gains, Dollar Weakens as Trade Tensions Flare

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK. Wall Street ended a choppy session higher on Monday and the dollar softened as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing heated up and investors showed caution ahead of U.S. employment data and a widely expected policy rate cut from the European Central Bank.

The S&P 500 notched a modest advance, while tech boosted the Nasdaq to a more substantial gain. The blue-chip Dow ended the session barely in positive territory.