The US markets ended mostly in green on Monday amid traders seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of several key U.S. economic reports later this week. The Labor Department is scheduled to release reports on producer and consumer price inflation on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, with the data likely to impact the outlook for interest rates. The reports are expected to show a slowdown in the annual rate of price growth, which could provide further impetus for the Federal Reserve to lower rates. In light of recent concerns about the outlook for the economy, traders are also likely to keep a close eye on reports on retail sales and industrial production.
While most of the major sectors ended the day showing only modest moves, airline stocks saw substantial weakness, resulting in a 4.1 percent nosedive by the NYSE Arca Airline Index. JetBlue (JBLU) led the sector lower, with the airline plummeting by 20.7 percent after announcing it intends to offer $400 million worth of convertible senior notes due 2029. Significant weakness was also visible among telecom stocks, as reflected by the 3.5 percent plunge by the NYSE Arca North American Telecom Index. However, gold stocks moved sharply higher amid an increase by the price of the precious metal, driving the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index up by 3.7 percent.
Nasdaq gained 35.31 points or 0.21 percent to 16,780.61 and S&P 500 was up by 0.23 points to 5,344.39, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 140.53 points or 0.36 percent to 39,357.01.
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