U.S. stock indexes traded near break-even levels, taking a pause from their record-setting run after the Dow added 220 points last week. The S&P 500 was down a point, or less than 0.1%, to 2,742. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 8 points to 25,287. The Nasdaq Composite Index was flat at 7,136. If stocks end lower for the day, it would represent the first down day in 2018 in what has been the stock market’s strongest out-of-the-gate performance since 1964. Traders will deal with a raft of speeches from central bankers at the Federal Reserve, following comments last week from some that suggested a stronger outlook for growth in 2018.
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