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US stocks opened flat on Monday, in the wake of the S&P 500's best month in more than three years, as data showed consumer spending remained soft in January and ahead of a report on the manufacturing sector.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 7.58 points, or 0.04 percent, to 18,125.12, the S&P 500 gained 0.69 points, or 0.03 percent, to 2,105.19 and the Nasdaq Composite added 10.01 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,973.54.
