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Stock indexes closed modestly higher as gains for consumer and household goods companies were partly offset by losses in industrial and energy stocks.
Mattel soared 21 percent Monday on a report that Hasbro offered to buy the rival toymaker.
General Electric slumped 7 percent after cutting its dividend and releasing a weak forecast for next year.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,584.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 17 points, or 0.1 percent, to 23,439.
The Nasdaq composite index rose 6 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,757.
Small-company stocks closed slightly lower.
The stock market snapped an eight-week string of gains last week.
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