Major U.S. stock indexes notched small gains on Monday, with six of the 10 sectors in the Standard & Poor's 500 index closing higher.
Investors considered the latest batch of corporate earnings, mergers, and the implications of an election victory in Greece by a party opposed to that country's bailout plan.
On Monday:
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 6.10 points, or 0.03 percent, to 17,678.70
The Standard & Poor's 500 gained 5.27 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,057.09.
The Nasdaq composite added 13.88 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,771.76.
For the year:
The Dow is down 144.37 points, or 0.8 percent.
