Dow industrials head for third straight session of gains in final hour of trading

Dow industrials remained higher in the final hour of trading on Monday, while the S&P 500 struggled to hold onto a slight gain, as investors weighed whether the U.S. may have already moved past the peak of inflation. The Dow was up 0.3% and the S&P 500 was higher by 0.2%. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite retreated from afternoon gains and slipped by less than 0.1%.

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