Stocks gained ground early Monday as they came off their best week in 2015, but faded in afternoon trading and the market sustained small losses for the day.
For Monday:
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 31.13 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 17,792.68.
The S&P 500 index declined 2.58 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,086.59.
The Nasdaq composite index fell 2.44 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5,102.48.
For the year:
The Dow is down 30.39 points, or 0.2 per cent.
The S&P is up 27.69 points, or 1.3 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 366.42 points, or 7.7 per cent.
