U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 3% on Monday following an announcement of a peace agreement with Iran by President Donald Trump.The Dow traded up 1.35% to 51,894.04 while the NASDAQ rose 2.94% to 26,649.91. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.89% to 7,571.95.Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 2.8% on Monday.In trading on Monday, energy stocks fell by 3.5%.Top HeadlineThe New York Fed's Empire State Manufacturing Index declined to 5.7 in June from 19.6 in the prior month and versus market estimates of 14.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 5.4% to $80.28 while gold traded up 3.4% at $4,382.80.Silver traded up 4.4% to $70.955 on Monday, while copper rose 0.8% to $6.4945.Euro zoneEuropean shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.3%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.5%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.4%, Germany's DAX gained 1.2%, while France's CAC 40 rose 0.7%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 4.99%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 0.50%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 1.61% and India's BSE Sensex climbing 0.97%.Economics