How major US stock indexes fared Monday

Stocks took small losses Monday after China reported a drop in exports in December, but the market didn’t come close to matching the plunges it took in the last few months.

On Monday:

The S&P 500 index slipped 13.65 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,582.61.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 86.11 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 23,909.84.

The Nasdaq composite declined 65.56 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 6,905.92.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gave up 14.57 points, or 1 per cent, to 1,432.81.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 75.76 points, or 3 per cent.

The Dow is up 582.38 points, or 2.5 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 270.64 points, or 4.1 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 84.25 points, or 6.2 per cent.