FILE - This Monday, July 15, 2013, file photo shows the American flag and Wall Street street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks fell Monday, April 25, 2016, ahead of policy decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, and a raft of earnings statements from major companies. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - This Monday, July 15, 2013, file photo shows the American flag and Wall Street street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks fell Monday, April 25, 2016, ahead of policy decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan, and a raft of earnings statements from major companies. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) Credit: Mark Lennihan

NEW YORKStocks slip

U.S. stocks slipped in quiet trading Monday as energy companies dropped with the price of oil.

Stocks looked like they were headed for big losses in the morning, as the Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 148 points. Stocks recovered most of those losses over the last hours of trading.

The Dow fell 26.51 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,977.24. The S&P 500 lost 3.79 points. The Nasdaq slid 10.44 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,895.79.

Associated Press