U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 0.2% on Monday.
The Dow traded down 0.02% to 44,938.95 while the NASDAQ fell 0.18% to 21,584.73. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.09% to 6,444.07.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Industrials shares jumped by 0.3% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, communication services stocks fell by 1%.
Top Headline
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index slipped to 32 in August versus 33 in July, down from market estimates of 34.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.5% to $63.08 while gold traded down 0.2% at $3,377.30.
Silver traded up 0.2% to $38.010 on Monday, while copper fell 0.5% to $4.4695.
Euro zone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.08%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.17%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.21%, Germany's DAX 40 declined 0.18% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.50% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.77%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 0.37%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.85% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.84%.
Economics
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index slipped to 32 in August versus 33 in July, down from market estimates of 34.
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