U.S. stocks opened lower Monday as a fresh drop in oil prices pulled down the shares of energy companies, weighing on the broad benchmarks. The S&P 500 opened 5 points, or 0.2%, lower at 2,017. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 26 points, or 0.2%, to 17,185. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite began the day down 15 points, or 0.3% at 4,735.
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