The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed a bit less.

Its main index climbed to a record high this year, when it was one of the best performing markets in the world.

Last month, the index climbed to 52.4 from 47.4 in January.

Since March 11, when the current rally started, the three major indexes have all climbed more than 20 percent.

It was not until January 1998 - 99 months later - that the index climbed above the 1989 peak.

On Friday, the index climbed 8 percent for its biggest daily gain in four years.

The index climbed back up in heavy trading to close at 2,203.67, still a loss of 3.1 percent for the day.

The index climbed above that level in June for the first time since May 1990.

The index climbed 45.83 points, or 1.8 percent, to 2,539.35, just a little below its best level of the day.

Over the last 12 months, the index has climbed 5.4 percent, today's report also showed.