US STOCKS-Wall St sets records again, led by tech, bank stocks

* Dow, S&P hit new closing highs, while Nasdaq (NasdaqGS: NDAQ – news) leads gains
* Bank of America (Swiss: BAC.SW – news) rises after profit beat
* Chip stocks rise on SoftBank deal to buy ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM.L – news)
* Indexes up: Dow 0.09 pct, S&P 0.24 pct, Nasdaq 0.52 pct (Updates with close of U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF – news) . market)
By Lewis Krauskopf and Rodrigo Campos
July 18 (Reuters) – Wall Street closed slightly higher on Monday to mint new re