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Summary: August 3, 2020 U.S. stocks advanced solidly in the first session of the month, courtesy of a plethora of M&A headlines and as the ISM Manufacturing Index's stronger-than-expected July read highlighted a host of upbeat global reports.
Summary: August 3, 2020 U.S. stocks advanced solidly in the first session of the month, courtesy of a plethora of M&A headlines and as the ISM Manufacturing Index's stronger-than-expected July read highlighted a host of upbeat global reports.