Wall Street closes lower after rally as oil prices drop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U. S. stocks fell on Monday in light trading after a rally that drove the S&P 500 last week to its highest level in nearly five years and as falling oil prices hit energy shares. The decline broke a four-day streak of gains for the S&P 500. On Friday, both the Dow and the S&P 500 ended at highs not seen since December 2007. The rally came a day after the Federal Reserve unveiled new stimulus measures that could keep equities buoyed for months. The Fed’s action followed a decision by the European Central Bank to support debt-ridden euro-zone nations by purchasing their debt. . . .
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