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The S&P 500 and the Dow opened slightly higher on Monday, as investors braced for a heavyweight run of earnings along with a closely watched Federal Reserve monetary policy decision later in the week.
At 09:30 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 88.92 points, or 0.18 percent, to 49,187.63, the S&P 500 gained 8.82 points, or 0.12 percent, to 6,924.43 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 6.29 points, or 0.03 percent, to 23,494.96.
Reuters
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