Stocks fall as investors pause after vaccine-fueled rally: Nov 17

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 7 a.m.

b'Stocks fell Tuesday as momentum from Monday\\u2019s rally lost steam. The S&P 500 and Dow each declined, after both indices posted record closing highs a day earlier. After Moderna\\u2019s (MRNA) released preliminary data Monday morning showing its vaccine candidate was 94.5% effective in preventing coronavirus infections, investors are set to watch to see whether equities follow a similar playbook as they did last week, when news that Pfizer\\u2019s (PFE) vaccine candidate was 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 first emerged.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'