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US stocks opened with slight gains on Monday as Wall Street's recent upward momentum continued, though investors found few reasons to push shares decisively higher, with the Dow and S&P 500 at record levels.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 14 points or 0.08%, to 16,731.17, the S&P 500 gained 1.44 points or 0.07%, to 1,925.01 and the Nasdaq Composite added 4.35 points or 0.1%, to 4,246.97.
