After moving to the downside early in the session, stocks have regained ground over the course of the trading day on Monday. The major averages have climbed well off their lows of the session and into positive territory.
Currently, the major averages are posting modest gains. The Nasdaq is up 65.93 points or 0.3 percent at 22,697.40, the S&P 500 is up 13.01 points or 0.2 percent at 6,677.37 and the Dow is up 61.11 points or 0.1 percent at 46,376.38.
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