The Nasdaq Composite increased 243.30 points or 1.2% to close at 19,864.98, also booking back-to-back gains. The tech-heavy index is up 2.9% year to date, its best start to a year since 2009, when it rose 4.8%.

Wall Street observed an up and down day for the broader market averages on Monday as markets rallied in the morning and sold off in the afternoon. Investors saw a mixed finish as the Dow lost ground but the Nasdaq led the way higher as shares of Nvidia (NVDA) moved up 3.