NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks edged up on Monday as a multi-billion dollar takeover in the drug industry buoyed sentiment but gains were capped by worries about the economy, fueled by a decline in Caterpillar shares after the heavy equipment maker posted a slide in quarterly profit.
Highlights:
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> added 7.25 points, or 0.09 percent, to 8,084.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 4.37 points, or 0.53 percent, to 836.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 3.56 points, or 0.24 percent, at 1,480.85.
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
