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Technology stocks were slightly lower, with shares of technology companies in the S&P 500 sliding about 0.1%.
In company news, Yahoo ( YHOO ) has turned higher again Monday, rebounding from a mid-morning slump that erased early gains that carried the stock to a 14-year high after a Citigroup analyst this morning reiterated his Buy rating for the Internet firm and set a $63 a share price target for the stock.
In a new research note, Citigroup analyst Mark May labeled YHOO as "our best idea," suggesting the stock trades at a 37% discount compared with Alibaba ( BABA ) shares, adding YHOO Chief Executive Marisa Meyer will find a tax-efficient way to monetize the company's 15% BABA stake.
"We believe a tax-free transaction is highly likely," May said. "Assuming 100% likelihood of a tax-free sale of the BABA stake and maintaining all else constant represents (a) $12 or 24% upside."
May expects YHOO will announce its plans for its BABA shares sometime before reporting its Q4 financial results in late January.
YHOO shares were ahead about 0.2% at $51.87 each, climbing back near its best share price since July 2000 at $52.00 a share earlier.
In other sector news,
(+) DDD, (+3.5%) Launches 3DPRINTING 2.0 with several new, next-generation printers, advanced material options and additions to its design-to-manufacturing digital thread.
(-) SHOR, (-9.9%) Mitel ( MITL ) withdraws $574 mln buyout proposal, blaming "repeated" refusal by SHOR board to engage in discussions of any kind about a possible deal.
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