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Stocks rebounded Monday as investors' waning enthusiasm got a jolt from a report that showed the services sector has begun to expand. Plus, there was some bargain hunting after the market's two-week decline.
The Institute for Supply Management reported its gauge of service-sector activity, which accounts for 70 percent of the economy, rose to 50.9 in September from 48.4 in August. The reading indicates expansion in the sector after 11 straight months of contraction and was better than the 50 economists had expected.
Stocks held onto gains amid enthusiasm for the 10-year TIPS auction: The high yield was 1.51 percent and the bid-to-cover ratio was 3.12.
Brocade Communications [BRCD
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In other deal news, Ford [F
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Shares of Wells Fargo [WFC
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Goldman Sachs [GS
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Bank of America [BAC
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American Express [AXP
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IBM shares [IBM
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Prudential Financial [PRU
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Investors scooped up some bargains ahead of earnings season, which kicks off this week with a report from Alcoa [AA
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The S&P 500 index soared 60 percent from March to late September but has fallen about 4 percent since then amid concerns about the economic recovery.
Britain's service sector expanded at its fastest pace for two years in September, and companies were more optimistic about the next 12 months than at any time since April 2007, data from the UK showed.
In the euro zone, the services economy returned to growth for the first time in 16 months in September at a slightly better rate than first expected, but job losses increased.
This Week:
MONDAY: Supreme Court meets; ISM services index; Fed's Dudley speaks
TUESDAY: IMF meeting; Fed's Fisher, Hoenig speak; Earnings from Yum Brands
WEDNESDAY: Weekly mortgage applications; weekly crude inventories; consumer credit; Earnings from Costco, Family Dollar, Alcoa
THURSDAY: Chain-store sales; foreclosure report; BOE, ECB rate decisions; weekly jobless claims; wholesale trade; Fed's Hoenig speaks; Earnings from Pepsi, Marriott, Chevron (interim)
FRIDAY: Market peak 2-year anniversary (Dow at 14,164.53); international trade
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