U.S. stocks were attempting to hold onto slight gains in the final hour of trading on Monday, as investors prepare for another batch of first-quarter earning results this week. Dow industrials were up by around 57 points or almost 0.2%. The S&P 500 toggled between minor gains and losses, trading up by 5 points at 4,143. The Nasdaq Composite was up by 9 points, or less than 0.1%, at 12,133.
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