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Stocks slipped from their record highs on Monday, the second-to-last trading day of the year.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE MON, DEC 30, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF MON, DEC 30, 2019 • 04:01 ET DJIA 28462.59 -0.64% -182.67 S&P 500 3221.40 -0.57% -18.62 NASDAQ 8945.99 -0.67% -60.62   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 291.52 +1.72 +0.59% MSFT 157.59 -1.37 -0.86% INTC 59.62 -0.46 -0.77% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG GE 11.08 -0.10 -0.89% AMD 45.52 -0.66 -1.43% AAPL 291.52 +1.72 +0.59% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AMD 45.52 -0.66 -1.43% AAPL 291.52 +1.72 +0.59% MSFT 157.59 -1.37 -0.86% EDITOR'S NOTE We're coming to the close of a banner year for stocks, much of it driven by key technology names.   Apple and Microsoft top the list of the year's best-performing stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and three companies in the semiconductor business - AMD, Lam Research and KLA – have helped lead the S&P to a gain of nearly 29%, writes CNBC's Jesse Pound.   Financial services have helped the Dow notch a gain of more than 22% this year with Visa, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs among the top performers in the index. Stocks took a breather Monday, as each of the major indexes slid. With only one more trading day left in the year, it's time to think about what's going to move in 2020.   Pound identifies S&P 500 stocks that are most favored by analysts for the next year. At the top of the list are energy companies from a sector that underperformed in 2019. Tech names also make the list of 2020 picks, including Salesforce, Amazon and Facebook.   There are bound to be surprises. Consider that in 2019, Target is up 95.5%, an astonishing performance for a mature retailer. And then there's Chipotle, up 93.8%, which is amazing for a simple purveyor of the humble burrito.   Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.   Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  Dow drops on second-to-last trading day of a big year for the market Apple and AMD were the best stocks of 2019 Here are Wall Street's favorite stocks for 2020 The Fed seems to have halted a potential crisis in the overnight lending market — for now With football ratings on the rise, NFL officials look to raise TV broadcast fees on multiyear media deals The battery decade: How energy storage could revolutionize industries in the next 10 years Why Jack Dorsey and other major tech figures are suddenly interested in Africa Walmart CEO Doug McMillon took bold stances in 2019. Next year he'll have an even bigger platform AirPods and Watch sales will continue to drive Apple's stock higher in 2020, Citi's Jim Suva says Ivanka Trump may not return to the White House if Donald Trump wins in 2020     TOP VIDEO Here's why Citi's Jim Suva says Apple's stock has more room to run   CNBC PRO Tesla to miss delivery forecast and stock to get cut in half, Cowen says   SPECIAL REPORTS Amazon charts show one crucial technical indicator to watch for the stock, says strategist S&P 500, Russell 2000 and Nasdaq are at risk of pulling back, charts suggest   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS