Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Higher Ahead of CPI

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Stocks closed higher Monday ahead of a busy week on Wall Street. A bare economic calendar allowed traders to turn their attention to tomorrow morning's inflation update, with the Labor Department set to unveil the next CPI report report ahead of the opening bell. And while today's buying was fairly broad-based, several Big Tech stocks enjoyed an outsized lift on reports that Facebook parent Meta Platforms ( META (opens in new tab)) is planning to pass out more pink slips. Sign up for Kiplinger's FREE Investing Weekly e-letter for stock, ETF and mutual fund recommendations, and other investing advice. (opens in new tab)The outsized gain in Meta stock helped the broader technology (+1.8%) and communication services (+1.5%) sectors outperform today, as well.
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