NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising on Monday ahead of a week with several data reports that could dictate by how much or even whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting in a week.

The S&P 500 added 0.2% and was just below its record set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 9 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 1:41 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher.

AppLovin and Robinhood Markets helped lead the market after learning they will join the S&P 500 index later this month, along with Emcor Group. Many investment funds directly mimic the index or at least compare their performance against it, so a stock’s joining the list of the 500 largest companies can draw investors' dollars immediately.

AppLovin climbed 10.2%, and Robinhood

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