CNBC: Stocks close narrowly mixed despite oil slide; FB, Alphabet rise

CNBC: Stocks close narrowly mixed despite oil slide; FB, Alphabet rise

Mon, Feb 01, 2016 U.S. stocks closed narrowly mixed Monday, stabilizing on the first trading day of February, despite declines in oil prices and soft China manufacturing data. The Nasdaq composite closed higher as Facebook extended recent gains and shares of Alphabet rose ahead of its earnings report, due after the close. Hopes of more…