The Dow Jones industrial average rose during US trading on Monday, while the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite fell.
Stocks finished mixed on Monday after IHS Markit said US manufacturing activity rose to a five-month high in September while the services industry shrunk. The firm's initial gauge for factory activity in September rose to 51 from 50.3 in August, and the highest reading since April. Other data from IHS Markit indicating service-sector jobs contracted for the first time in over a decade in September. Visit the Markets Insider homepage for more stories.
Stocks finished mixed on Monday after IHS Markit said US manufacturing activity rose to a five-month high in September while the services industry shrunk. The firm's initial gauge for factory activity in September rose to 51 from 50.3 in August, and the highest reading since April. Other data from IHS Markit indicating service-sector jobs contracted for the first time in over a decade in September. Visit the Markets Insider homepage for more stories.
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