U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 250 points on Monday.

The Dow traded up 0.63% to 44,574.37 while the NASDAQ rose 0.08% to 19,018.98. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.12% to 5,976.72.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Real estate shares jumped by 1.5% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, energy shares fell by 0.7%.

Top Headline

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index fell to -0.40 in October compared to -0.27 in the previous month and versus market estimates of -0.20.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 3% to $69.11 while gold traded down 2.9% at $2,634.20.

Silver traded down 3.3% to $30.295 on Friday, while copper rose 0.7% to $4.1125.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.16%, Germany's DAX gained 0.49% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.11%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.81%, while London's FTSE 100 gained 0.48%.

The Ifo Business Climate indicator for Germany fell to 85.7 in November compared to 86.5 in October and down from market expectations of 86. Producer prices in Spain fell by 3.9% year-over-year in October.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.30%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.41%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.11% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 1.25%.

Economics

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index fell to -0.40 in October compared to -0.27 in the previous month and versus market estimates of -0.20.

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