Stocks finished higher on the first day of trading in 2018, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting records to open the year.
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Markets will be seeking to repeat the successes of 2017 — a year in which the S&P 500 gained in each of the 12 months.
Here’s Monday’s scoreboard:
- Dow:
- S&P 500:
- Nasdaq:
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What happened:
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