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Markets subdued as Dow remains in focus

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A man checks the U.S. dollar exchange rate to the yen at a securities firm in Tokyo Monday.

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Markets were subdued Monday following a stellar finish to last week, when many stock indexes around the world hit multiyear highs following encouraging U.S. economic figures.U.S. stocks are particularly in focus as the Dow jones industrial average closed above 14,000 on Friday for the first time in over five years. It's now not far off its all-time high.