U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.2% on Monday.

The Dow traded down 0.15% to 53,954.88 while the NASDAQ fell 0.18% to 26,645.53.

The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.03% to 53,954.88.

Leading and Lagging Sectors Energy shares jumped by 3% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, real estate stocks fell by 1.4%.