U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, as traders’ expectations for the Federal Reserve to deliver a 50-basis-point rate cut on Wednesday continued to grow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 228.30 points or 0.

Wall Street is hanging near its records after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in afternoon trading Wednesday,

The S&P 500 surged to a record high close on Thursday, the day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points and indicated more rate cuts were on the horizon. The blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average also registered a record closing high,

The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 surged to all-time highs in the wake of the Federal Reserve's announcement that it was lowering interest rates by half a percentage point.

SolarEdge Technologies is down 5% after shares of the solar-power-equipment maker were downgraded to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies and the price target cut to $17 from $27. S&P 500 futures are up 0.3%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are adding 0.2%.

Wall Street's major market averages rose sharply on Thursday, with the S&P 500 (SP500) opening at an all-time trading high as it crossed above 5,700. Moreover, the bluechip Dow (DJI) also notched a new record high as it crossed above 42K.