Stocks mostly higher ahead of election as traders shake off last week's losses

Stocks rose Monday before paring some gains ahead of a busy week of potentially market-moving events. Election Day in the U.S., a Federal Reserve meeting, the October jobs report and a slew of corporate earnings results are all on deck. Equity investors at least temporarily looked beyond a still-rising number of COVID-19 cases domestically and abroad, which has led to a series of new stay-in-place restrictions overseas.

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