Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday (local time). [Reuters]
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday (local time). [Reuters]

US stocks closed mixed Monday (local time) as a decline in technology shares weighed on major indexes.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 140.15 points, or 0.26 percent, to finish at 53,417.16.

The S&P 500, however, fell 21.51 points, or 0.28 percent, to 7,652.86, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 200.26 points, or 0.77 percent, to close at 25,980.19.


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