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The S&P 500 edged up to close at a record on Monday as deal activity worth $100 billion offset concerns about overseas growth after Japan's economy slipped into recession.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 12.62 points, or 0.07%, to 17,647.36, the S&P 500 gained 1.41 points, or 0.07%, to 2,041.23 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 17.54 points, or 0.37%, to 4,671.00.
The Nasdaq was pressured by weakness in large-cap tech names, including Amazon.com Inc, which fell 1.5% to $323.05, and Netflix Inc, which was off 1.3% to $381.14.
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