NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to recover some of their sharp slide from last week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.4% for its first gain in three days. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 55 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6%. CVS Health rallied 5.4% after adding four new directors to its board. The health giant did so following discussions with a major investor,

Shares started out the week mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day. Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 1% to 38,255.65 as the yen regained some strength against the U.

World shares started out the week mixed after U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day. U.S. futures were also mixed, with the S&P 500 contract up less than 0.1% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.