U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite trading higher on Monday.
The Dow traded down 0.01% to 33,962.53 while the NASDAQ rose 0.26% to 13,246.15. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.22% to 4,329.75.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares rose by 1.1% on Monday.
In trading on Monday, utilities shares fell by 0.8%.
Top Headline
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index declined to -0.16 in August versus a revised reading of 0.07 in July.
Equities Trading UP
TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNAZ) shares shot up 242% to $2.27 after the company announced pre-clinical gliblastoma results with its lead candidate, TTX-MC138.
Shares of ESS Tech, Inc. (NYSE: GWH) got a boost, shooting 17% to $1.6196. Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON) entered into a strategic collaboration with ESS Tech to advance technology development and market adoption of iron flow battery (IFB) energy storage systems.
Biophytis S.A. (NASDAQ: BPTS) shares were also up, gaining 67% to $1.5393 ...