On Monday, October 2, the U.S. stock market ended mixed. The S&P 500 remained almost unchanged, with utilities experiencing a significant drop.

Economic data showed an uptick in ISM manufacturing PMI to 49 in September, up from 47.6 the previous month and surpassing market predictions of 47.8. Additionally, construction spending rose by 0.5% month-over-month, reaching an annual rate of $1,983.5 billion in August.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower by 0.22% at 33,433.35. The S&P 500 saw a slight gain of 0.01%, settling at 4,288.39, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.67% to conclude at 13,307.77.

Asia Markets Today

Eurozone at 06:00 AM ET

• The European STOXX 600 index was down 0.26%.
• Germany’s DAX declined 0.40%.
• France’s CAC 40 slid 0.30%.
• The U.K.’s FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.24%.

Commodities at 06:00 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 0.06% at $88.87/bbl, and Brent was down 0.09% to $90.64/bbl.
• Natural Gas was up by 0.18% to $2.845.
• Gold was trading lower by 0.30% at $1,841.60, Silver fell 0.56% to $21.300, and Copper decreased by 0.15% to $3.6353.

US Futures at 06:00 AM ET

Dow futures gained 0.11%, S&P 500 futures were up by 0.13%, and Nasdaq 100 futures increased by 0.06%.

Forex at 06:00 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index was up 0.13% to 107.04. USD/JPY rose 0.02% to 149.89, and AUD/USD increased by 0.86% to 1.5850.