U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 100 points on Monday.
The Dow traded down 0.43% to 48,500.27 while the NASDAQ slipped 0.52% to 23,470.77. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.34% to 6,906.49.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares rose by 1.1% on Monday.
In trading on Friday, materials stocks fell by 1.3%.
Top Headline
U.S. pending home sales jumped by 3.3% month-over-month in November, following a revised 2.4% gain in October and topping market estimates of a 1% gain.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 2.5% to $58.14 while gold traded down 4.6% at $4,360.50.
Silver traded down 8.1% to $70.925 on Monday, while copper fell 4.3% to $5.5900.
Euro zone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.1%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0. 1%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 0.1% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.1% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.44%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.71%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.04% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.41%.
Economics
U.S. pending home sales jumped by 3.3% month-over-month in November, following a revised 2.4% gain in October and topping market estimates of a 1% gain.
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