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US stocks opened flat on Monday, with investors taking a pause following a sharp rally on Friday that took the Dow and S&P 500 to record levels.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.02 points, or 0.05 percent, to 17,398.54, the S&P 500 gained 1.2 points, or 0.06 percent, to 2,019.25 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.08 points, or 0 percent, to 4,630.82.
