NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks lost ground on Monday, as investors drew back from recent gains that lifted the S&P 500 to a five-year high, in anticipation of sluggish growth in corporate profits.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> unofficially ended down 50.69 points, or 0.38 percent, at 13,384.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> slipped 4.62 points, or 0.32 percent, to 1,461.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> edged down 2.84 points, or 0.09 percent, at 3,098.81.
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
