Microsoft MSFT.O, Nvidia NVDA.O, Apple AAPL.O and Amazon AMZN.O also gained. By Noel Randewich Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed higher on Monday as investors awaited inflation data likely to hint at the path of the Federal Reserve's future interest rate hikes, while Meta Platforms gained after a report that the Facebook parent was planning fresh layoffs. Helping lift Microsoft, Stifel raised its price target on the software company and said it is clearly looking to upend Alphabet's Google search dominance through its integration with ChatGPT.