The US stock markets displayed mixed results on Monday. By the close in New York, the Dow registered at 51,851 points, marking a gain of 0.4 percent compared to the trading day before. However, minutes earlier, the broader S&P 500 was down 0.1 percent at approximately 7,807 points, while the technology market saw the Nasdaq 100 tally around 30,665 points, declining by 0.7 percent at that time.
Shifting away from equities, the European common currency weakened during Monday evening trading. One Euro was valued at 1.1154 US dollars, meaning the dollar traded for 0.8965 Euros.
In commodity markets, the price of gold was weaker, falling 0.6 percent to $4,169 for a fine ounce in the evening. This translates to a price of €120.17 per gram. Conversely, oil prices rose significantly; a barrel of the North Sea Brent crude cost $106.20 on Monday evening around 10 PM German time, an increase of 1.4 percent from the previous day’s closing figures.
