What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Stocks mostly moved sideways Monday given little news on earnings or the economy, but major benchmarks closed up slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) set new records.
Acquisition deals were in the news today, with HP (NYSE: HPQ) turning down an offer from Xerox Holdings (NYSE: XRX) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) announcing its merger with Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) will close this week.
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