U.S. stocks traded slightly higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.3% on Monday.

The Dow traded down 0.03% to 42,050.51 while the NASDAQ rose 0.26% to 17,995.23. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.18% to 5,712.99.

Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares jumped by 1.4% on Monday.

In trading on Monday, health care shares fell by 0.2%.

Top Headline

The S&P Global manufacturing PMI declined to 47 in September from 47.9 in the prior month, versus market estimates of 48.5.

The S&P Global flash composite PMI slipped to 54.4 in September compared to 54.6 in August, and versus market estimates of 54.3.

Equities Trading UP

• Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:KAVL) shares shot up 169% to $1.56 after the company and Delta Corp Holdings entered a merger and share exchange agreement.
• Shares of BitFuFu Inc. (NASDAQ:FUFU) got a boost, surging 8% to $3.70 amid strength in Bitcoin prices.
• Biohaven Ltd. (NASDAQ:BHVN) shares were also up, gaining 20% to $48.52 after the company announced its study of Troriluzole for the treatment of spinocerebellar ataxia in achieved the primary endpoint.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Elevai Labs Inc. (NASDAQ:ELAB) shares dropped 60% to $0.1117 after the company announced the pricing of an $8.0 million public offering.
• Shares of Jin Medical International Ltd. (NASDAQ:ZJYL) were down 23% to $3.14.
• MINISO Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ:MNSO) was down, falling 15% to $14.06 as the company announced plans to acquire a stake in Yonghui Superstores, a leading Chinese retailer.

Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.3% to $70.07 while gold traded up 0.3% at $2,654.90.

Silver traded down 0.8% to $31.255 on Monday, while copper rose 0.2% to $4.3525.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.32%, Germany's DAX gained 0.59% and France's CAC 40 gained 0.10%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.36%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.22%.

The S&P Global UK composite PMI declined to 52.9 in September from 53.8 in August, and down from market estimates of 53.5. German composite PMI declined for a fourth consecutive month to 47.2 in September, while French composite PMI declined to 47.4 in September versus 53.1 in the earlier month.

The HCOB Eurozone manufacturing PMI slipped to 44.8 in September from 45.8 in the prior month, while services PMI declined to 50.5 in September from 52.9 in August.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly higher on Monday, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.06%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.44% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.45%.

The People's Bank of China unexpectedly cut the 14-day reverse repurchase rate by 10bps on Sept. 23.

Economics

• The Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose to +0.12 in August versus a revised reading of -0.42 in the previous month and better than market expectations of -0.20.
• The S&P Global manufacturing PMI declined to 47 in September from 47.9 in the prior month, versus market estimates of 48.5.
• The S&P Global flash composite PMI slipped to 54.4 in September compared to 54.6 in August, and versus market estimates of 54.3.

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