How the Dow Jones industrial average did

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Stocks closed mostly higher Tuesday as traders got back to work after a long holiday weekend. Health care stocks rose more than the rest of the market after pharmaceutical company Actavis said it was buying rival Forest Laboratories for $25 billion in cash and stock. The Dow was held back by a decline in Coca-Cola, which reported disappointing fourth-quarter results.

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