Stocks finished lower on Monday as market participants weighed weaker-than-expected economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about 200 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost about 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively.
Here's how the market settled on Monday:
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nasdaq Composite Index
The S&P 500 looked set to enter into a bull market on Monday, but erased some of its earlier gains as traders looked ahead towards another possible interest rate hike. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that new orders for U.S. manufactured goods rose 0.4% in April month-to-month, representing a slowdown from March's downwardly revised 0.6% gain.
Investors are closely watching all new economic releases ahead of the central bank's June 13-14 meeting for clues on the Fed's next moves for interest rates. Analysts believe there is a nearly 80% chance the Fed will hold interest rates are their current level, according to CME's FedWatch.
Wall Street rallied last week as Friday's jobs report for May signaled that the economy may not be entering a recession in the near-term, pushing some slowdown forecasts to 2024. The passage of the U.S. debt ceiling bill and its signing on Saturday by President Joe Biden also boosted market sentiment over the weekend.
Also in the spotlight on Monday, Apple
Apple was not alone on the higher shares moves on Monday, with Unity
Elsewhere, Palo Alto Networks
Spotify
"This fundamental pivot from a more uniform proposition will allow us to support the creator community more," Spotify VP Sahar Elhabashi wroe in a memo to employees.
Looking ahead, investors are trading cautiously ahead of next week's Consumer Price Index reading for May that will be the last economic news central bank policy makers see before issuing their next decision on June 14.