- The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as investors rotated out of heavyweight technology stocks and moved into lagging growth-linked sectors while awaiting word on progress in the fiscal support bill to support the country’s battered economy.
The blue-chip Dow index touched a more than five-month high, boosted by industrial and financials stocks. Planemaker Boeing was the biggest gainer on the index, adding about 4.2%. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in an interview to CNBC on Monday, said the Trump administration and Congress could reach an agreement as soon as this week if Democrats are “reasonable.”
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