Stocks continued to slide last Tuesday as falling tech shares pulled the Nasdaq down 4.1%.

Stocks sagged last Monday, but not enough to dampen a banner month of returns in August.

Last week began with a bang. The Dow climbed 1.4% to reach 28,300 for the first time since February.

Tech stocks rallied last Monday, and the S&P 500 once again spent some of the day above its record high, only to tail off by the end of trading.

Stocks started the week mostly higher as investors anticipated additional virus stimulus relief.

Last week began with stocks vaulting higher for the tenth Monday in a row. The Nasdaq reached a record high as tech stocks surged.

Equities continued their positive run of Mondays by posting solid gains again to start last week.

Last week started off on a high note as stocks reached levels not seen since February.

Earlier in the day, the S&P 500 reached its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic sent equities reeling.

Last Monday proved to be a good start to the week for equities as each of the benchmark indexes listed here posted solid gains.