United States stock markets finished the trading session on Monday higher despite concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. National guidelines for social distancing were extended last night until April 30 as United States President Donald Trump said: “We shouldn’t declare victory and then not have victory.” Trump also agreed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that discussions between the two countries about the oil prices will continue at a ministerial level. The Dow Industrial Average was up 3.19% at the closing bell, gaining 690 points. Johnson & Johnson was the best performer with a rise of 7.95%. Microsoft Corp rose over 7% at the close. The Nasdaq 100 increased by 3.96% with Autodesk increasing by 10.13%. The S&P 500 jumped 3.35%. Universal Health Services Inc led the way with the 12.38% rise. Nick Note: Some times when all the bad news is in the markets it gets as bad as it can. Its the old thing you can’t fall off the basement floor. this is the greatest stock market ever to trade on the up side.