Stocks fell slightly on Monday as investors took a pause after three consecutive days of gains.
The Dow Jones Industrials begged off from Friday's dizzy heights by 30.58 points to 27,984.48
The S&P 500 eked up 1.33 points to 3,147.24
The NASDAQ acquired 18.64 points to 8,675.16
Macy's was among the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500, sliding 2.2% after an analyst at Goldman Sachs downgraded it to sell from neutral. Energy fell 0.9% and was the biggest laggard in the S&P 500. Shares of 3M led the Dow's decline, sliding 1.2%.
Prices for the 10-Year U.S. Treasury gained ground, lowering yields to 1.82% from Friday's 1.84%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices dropped 36 cents at $58.84 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices nicked ahead $1.60 to $1,466.70 U.S. an ounce.