Stocks fell on Wall Street as a strong year for the market looks set to end on a sour note. The S&P 500 closed 1.1% lower Monday. On the second-to-last day of 2024, the benchmark index is still on track for its second straight yearly gain of more than 20%.

The Dow ended more than 400 points lower on Monday, clawing back some of the deepest losses from earlier in the day.

Wall Street closed in negative territory on Monday in light volume at the top of a holiday-shortened week in the second-to-last trading session of an eventful year in which all three indexes posted strong double-digit gains.

Wall Street analysts are overwhelmingly bullish on potential stock-split stock MercadoLibre; the median 12-month target price implies 35% upside. MercadoLibre operates the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America and is the largest retail media advertising company in the region.

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