After posting strong gains last week, the major U.S. stocks indexes are turning in a mixed performance during trading on Monday. While the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 have moved lower on the day, the narrower Dow is seeing further upside.
Currently, the Dow is up 199.40 points or 0.6 percent at 33,473.55 after reaching its best intraday level in over a month. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq is down 116.11 points or 1.0 percent at 12,105.80 and the S&P 500 is down 3.59 points or 0.1 percent at 4,105.72.
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