Wall Street soared ever higher on Monday as investors cheered by the looming Republican tax bill vote pushed the major indices to new all-time records.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq topped 7,000 points for the first time ever shortly after 1700 GMT, putting it up 0.9 percent on the prior day's close.

Meanwhile the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 0.8 percent at 24,840.17 and the broader S&P 500 was up 0.7 percent at 2,694.36.

source: AFP