U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.1% on Monday.The Dow traded down 0.07% to 52,861.61 while the NASDAQ rose 1.36% to 26,183.03. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.69% to 7,535.19.Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 2% on Monday.In trading on Monday, consumer staples stocks fell by 1.9%.Top HeadlineThe ISM services PMI declined to 54.0 in June from 54.5 in May, in-line with market estimates.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.1% to $68.74 while gold traded up 0.8% at $4,158.60.Silver traded up 2% to $62.275 on Monday, while copper rose 0.8% to $6.2165.Euro zoneEuropean shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.5%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.7%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4%, Germany’s DAX declined 0.1%, while France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.4%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed mixed on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 0.009%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gaining 1.14%, China’s Shanghai Composite slipping 0.06% and India’s BSE Sensex gaining 0.67%.Economics
The S&P Global services PMI climbed to 51.2 in June from 50.7 in the prior month, but slightly lower from the flash reading of 51.3.
