The US markets ended mostly in green on Monday as some traders picked up stocks at reduced levels. Markets showed a notable move to the downside early in the session on Monday but regained ground over the course of the trading day. The S&P 500 climbed well off its worst levels of the day and into positive territory, although the Nasdaq remained in the red. Weakness in the tech sector weighed on Wall Street early in the session, as AI darling and market leader Nvidia (NVDA) plunged by as much as 4.7 percent. Quantum computing stocks also saw continued weakness after Meta (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg echoed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks that quantum is at least a decade away from being a useful paradigm.
On the sectoral front, steel stocks showed a substantial move to the upside on the day, driving the NYSE Arca Steel Index up by 2.6 percent. U.S. Steel (X) helped lead the sector higher, surging by 6.1 percent after a report from the Wall Street Journal said Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is discussing joining with Nucor (NUE) on a possible bid for the company. Significant strength also emerged among biotechnology stocks, as reflected by the 2.2 percent jump by the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index. Oil producer, housing, and natural gas stocks also saw notable strength, while considerable weakness remained visible among gold, airline and computer hardware stocks.
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 358.67 points or 0.86 percent to 42,297.12 and S&P 500 was up by 9.18 points or 0.16 percent to 5,836.22, while Nasdaq dropped 73.53 points or 0.38 percent to 19,088.1.
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