U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.4% on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.04% to 42,779.63 while the NASDAQ gained 0.38% to 19,603.71. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.18% to 6,011.40.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares jumped by 1.1% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, financial stocks fell by 0.5%.
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Shares of Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) surged around 9% on Monday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results.
Graham reported quarterly earnings of 43 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 19 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $59.34 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $55.67 million.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.5% to $64.87 while gold traded up 0.3% at $3,357.30.
Silver traded up 1.9% to $36.825 on Monday, while copper rose 1.6% to $4.9230.
Euro zone
European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.07%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.03%. London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.06%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.54% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.17% 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%.
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