U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.2% on Monday.
Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.23% to 42,664.42 while the NASDAQ gained 0.05% to 19,538.86. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.10% to 5,994.22.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 0.6% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, utilities stocks fell by 0.8%.
Top Headline
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPAA) posted better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter on Monday.
The company posted adjusted earnings of 28 cents per share, beating market estimates of 20 cents per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $193.10 million, versus expectations of $190.70 million.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 0.2% to $64.44 while gold traded down 0.2% at $3,339.40.
Silver traded up 1.2% to $36.575 on Monday, while copper rose 1.2% to $4.9070.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.1%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.1%. London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.2%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.6% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.2% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.92%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumping 1.63%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.43% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.31%.
Economics
U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.2% month-over-month for April.
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