U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 350 points on Monday.

The Dow traded up 1.35% to 42,551.10 while the NASDAQ climbed 2.08% to 18,119.66. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.66% to 5,761.78.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 3.2% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, health care shares gained by just 0.4%.

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The S&P Global US Composite PMI climbed to 53.5 in March compared to February's reading of 51.6, signalling the strongest growth since December 2024.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1% to $68.94 while gold traded up 0.2% at $3,027.80.

Silver traded up 0.5% to $33.660 on Monday, while copper rose 0.2% to $5.1260.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.15%, Germany's DAX 40 rose 0.28% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.09%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.13%, while London's FTSE 100 gained 0.12%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.18%, China's Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.15%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.91% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 1.40%.

Economics

• The Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose to 0.18 in February versus a reading of -0.08 in January.
• The S&P Global services PMI climbed to 54.3 in March from 51 in February.
• The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI declined to 49.8 in March versus 52.7 in the previous month.

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