The US markets ended mostly in the green on Monday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closing at record highs. Initially, stocks move to the upside amid optimism over potential trade deals after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he is confident the US will reach an agreement with the European Union (EU). Meanwhile, buying interest waned over the course of the session as traders looked ahead to the release of earnings news from several big-name companies this week, including Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Tesla (TSLA) and Intel (INTC). Additionally, traders took a note report released by the Conference Board showing its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators fell by slightly more than expected in the month of June. The Conference Board said its leading economic index declined by 0.3 percent in June following a revised unchanged reading in May. Meanwhile, street had expected the leading economic index to slip by 0.2 percent compared to the 0.1 percent dip originally reported for the previous month.
On the sectoral front, significant strength has been seen in gold stocks, resulting in a 3.8 percent spike by the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index. The rally by gold stocks comes amid a sharp increase by the price of the precious metal. Besides, steel stocks showed considerable up move as reflected by the 2.5 percent surge by the NYSE Arca Steel Index.
Nasdaq rose 78.52 points or 0.38 percent to 20,974.17 and S&P 500 inched up 8.81 points or 0.14 percent to 6,305.6, while Dow Jones Industrial edged down 19.12 points or 0.04 percent to 44,323.07.
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