Stocks stayed hot to kick off a new trading week, with all three major indexes scoring . The Dow and S&P 500 both toppled historical milestones, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq pared modest losses to score a fifth-straight win. Elsewhere, the cleared 24,000 for the first time ever, while cryptocurrency barrels toward uncharted territory and the vaunted $90,000 level.
OIL EXTENDS LOSSES ON CHINA UNCERTAINTY
Oil futures continued to struggle, as last week’s China updates weighed on demand. For the session, December-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude shed $2.34 cents, or 3.3%, to settle at $68.04 a barrel.Uncertainty surrounding the future of economic policy alongside a rising U.S. dollar is pushing gold futures lower. Gold futures are 2.8% lower at $2,620.20, at last check.More By This Author: