U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 150 points on Monday.

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.36% to 42,687.90 while the NASDAQ rose 0.15% to 19,602.60. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.02% to 5,931.81.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares jumped by 0.5% on Monday.

In trading on Friday, consumer staples shares fell by 1%.

Top Headline

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose to -0.12 in November compared to a revised reading of -0.5 in October.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.3% to $69.24 while gold traded down 0.5% at $2,631.70.

Silver traded up 0.8% to $30.190 on Monday, while copper fell 0.2% to $4.0940.

Euro zone

European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.3%, Germany's DAX fell 0.1% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.1%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.3%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.3%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.19%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.82%, China's Shanghai Composite Index declining 0.50% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.64%.

Economics

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose to -0.12 in November compared to a revised reading of -0.5 in October.

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