On the heels of Sunday's deal between J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Bear Stearns Cos., when the market opened Monday, Bear Stearns shares fell nearly 90% to $3.20, and J.P. Morgan shares gained more than 1.8% to $37.26. As expected, the broader markets were down with the Dow losing 121.63 to 11,829.46, while the Nasdaq fell 33.18, or 1.2%, to 2,179.31
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