01:31 PM EDT, 04/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index adding 0.6% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) up 0.5%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector index was gaining 1%, while the Dow Jones US Utilities index was shedding 1%. Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil was rising 1% to...

01:32 PM EDT, 04/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark stock indexes fell by Monday afternoon as government bond yields surged following an expansionary signal from a closely monitored manufacturing gauge. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 5,236.1 but remained close to its record high, 5,261.1. The Nasdaq Composite declined 0.1% to 16,360.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average at 39,546.5 was...

12:57 PM EDT, 04/01/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds, including IWM and IVV, were trading lower. Actively-traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.1%. US equity indexes fell after midday Monday as government bond yields surged after a closely monitored gauge indicated expansion in manufacturing activity. Energy iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) rose 0.6% and Energy...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Most chip stocks advance, megacap stocks mixed * AT&T ( T ) down after reporting data leak * Indexes down: Dow 0.64%, S&P 0.30%, Nasdaq 0.05% (Updated at 12:27 p.m. ET/ 1628 GMT) By Shristi Achar A and Shashwat...