U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 100 points on Monday. Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.36% to 38,855.72 while the NASDAQ rose 1.43% to 16,200.95. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.02% to 5,169.49. Check This Out: Top 4 Tech Stocks That May Collapse In March Leading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares jumped by 3.1% on Monday. In trading on Monday, utilities shares fell by 0.1%. Top HeadlineShares of XPeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV) gained over 5% on Monday on reports the company plans to launch cheaper EV models. Equitie…