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Stocks rallied Monday, with Dow surges to 13-month high - Stocks rallied right out of the gate Monday after the Group of 20 said over the weekend that it would keep economic stimulus in place.

The Dow Jones industrial average soared 204 points, or 2%, to close at 10,226.94 -- its highest level since Oct. 3, 2008.

The S&P 500 gained 24 points, or 2.2%, to settle at 1,093.07 and the Nasdaq composite rose 42 points, or 2%, to close at 2,154.06.

The Week Ahead: Treasury Auctions, Fed Speakers, Day Off, Slow Data Calendar -

The week ahead is extremely light on new data, with virtually nothing from the US hitting markets until the jobless claims report on Thursday morning. Coupled with the labor data are two reports on the nation’s debt, the budget gap and the trade deficit ? both are which are expected to be rising.