U.S. stocks are lower in early trading Monday as the Trump administration steps up pressure on trading partners to make deals before a Wednesday deadline.
The S&P 500 was 0.3 percent lower as trading resumed in the U.S. following a holiday-shortened week. The benchmark index remains near its all-time high set last week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 96 points, or 0.2 percent, as of 9:54 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5 percent lower.
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