U.S. stocks traded lower toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.1% on Monday.
The Dow traded down 0.11% to 49,391.03 while the NASDAQ fell 0.39% to 24,373.05. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.29% to 7,105.30.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares climbed by 1.1% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 1.2%.
Top Headline
Shares of Investar Holding Corp (NASDAQ: ISTR ) gained more than 5% on Monday as the company released earnings results for the first quarter.
The company posted adjusted earnings of 87 cents per share, beating market estimates of 68 cents per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $35.640 million versus expectations of $36.400 million.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 6.6% to $89.39 while gold traded down 0.7% at $4,844.00.
Silver traded down 1.9% to $80.310 on Monday, while copper fell 0.7% to $6.0690.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.8%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 1.2%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.5%, Germany's DAX dipped 1% and France's CAC 40 declined 1.1% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.60%, China's Shanghai Composite climbing 0.76%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 0.77% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.03%.
Economics
No major economic reports are scheduled for release today.
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