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Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
US Market Close 5 Dec 17: Dow closes at another high but tech stocks lag
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
Tuesday Dec 05, 2017
US sharemarkets were mixed on Monday. Stocks eased over the session as investors focussed on whather the tax package could be enacted by Christmas. Banks and industrials led the gains but technology stocks lagged. CVS Health shares were down 4.6% after the company agreed to buy Aetna for $69 billion - the largest corporate acquisition in 2017. At the close of trade the US Dow Jones was up by 58 points or 0.2% after being up 303 points in early trade. The S&P 500 index fell by 0.1% but the Nasdaq lost 72 points or 1.1%.
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