On a day loaded with acquisitions, markets opened far above Friday’s close slowly sold off, but managed to close higher. Major Averages The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 23.65 points, or 0.16 percent, to 14,833.96
Stocks eased from their morning highs, giving ground after House Republican leadership endorsed the President’s call for a military strike against Syria and the U.S. Senate began hearings on the proposed action.