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Energy shares drag on S&P 500 and Dow; Nasdaq gains

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Reuters NEW YORK

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow closed slightly lower on Monday as a drop in oil prices dragged down energy stocks, while tech names Apple and Alphabet helped lift the Nasdaq.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 27.46 points, or 0.15 percent, to 18,404.78, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 2.83 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,170.77 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 22.07 points, or 0.43 percent, to 5,184.20.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Dan Grebler)

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First Published: Aug 02 2016 | 1:36 AM IST

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