S&P 500 edges fractionally lower as stocks end near unchanged
Stocks ended a choppy trading session little changed Monday, as investors awaited data on October retail sales and another round of corporate earnings this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
lost around 13 points, or less than 0.1%, to end near 36,087, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500
SPX,
shed a fraction of a point to end near 4,683. The Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
gave up around 7 points, a loss of less than 01.%, to close near 15,854. Data on October retail sales due Tuesday morning are expected to show a 1.5% rise.
