U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 150 points on Monday.
Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.31% to 48,826.07 while the NASDAQ dipped 0.25% to 22,610.56. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.26% to 6,861.13.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares gained by 1.8% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 1.7%.
Top Headline
The ISM manufacturing PMI fell to 52.4 in February from 52.6 in the previous month, but topped market estimates of 51.8.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 8% to $72.40 while gold traded up 3.2% at $5,417.20.
Silver traded up 2.1% to $95.210 on Monday, while copper fell 0.4% to $6.0375.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 1.7%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 2.7%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 1.4%, Germany’s DAX fell 2.4% and France’s CAC 40 declined 2% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 1.35%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dipping 2.14%, China’s Shanghai Composite rising 0.47% and India’s BSE Sensex declining 1.29%.
Economics
- The ISM manufacturing PMI fell to 52.4 in February from 52.6 in the previous month, but topped market estimates of 51.8.
- The S&P Global manufacturing PMI declined to 51.6 in February from 53.4 in the prior month, down from market estimates of 52.6.
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