How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Monday

U.S. stocks fell slightly in quiet trading Monday as investors worked through several company announcements and prepared for the start of company earnings releases. Health care companies were solidly higher. Global markets rose modestly.

On Monday:

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 55.75 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,737.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 6.65 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,066.13.

The Nasdaq composite index was down 22.75 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4,891.80.

For the year:

The Dow is up 311.97 points, or 1.8 percent.

The S&P 500 is up 22.19 points, or 1.1 percent.

The Nasdaq is down 115.61 points, or 2.3 percent.