Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Monday and oil prices fell after the US and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end the war. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 per cent. The index is coming off two weekly losses in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123 points, or 0.2 per cent, as of midday. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.5 per cent.

The week ahead will have no shortage of challenges for the major averages.

Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end their war