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U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones jumping over 200 points on Monday.

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.54% to 41,618.01 while the NASDAQ fell 0.69% to 17,562.23. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.06% to 5,622.81.

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The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index rose to 11.5 in September, recording the highest level since April 2022, versus -4.7 in August and market estimates of -3.9.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.4% to $69.59 while gold traded down 0.1% at $2,608.10.

Silver traded up 0.7% to $31.28 on Monday, while copper rose 0.6% to $4.2630.

Euro zone

The Eurozone recorded a trade surplus of EUR 21.2 billion in July, higher than market estimates of EUR 14.9 billion. Wages in the Eurozone increased 4.5% year-over-year in the second quarter, while hourly labor costs climbed by 4.7% year-over-year in the quarter. Italy reported a trade surplus of EUR 6.743 billion in July versus a year-ago surplus of EUR 6.108 billion.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly higher on Monday, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.31% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.12%.

Total passenger vehicle sales in India declined 1.6% year-over-year to 308,779 in August versus a 1.9% decline in the prior month.

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The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index rose to 11.5 in September, recording the highest level since April 2022, versus -4.7 in August and market estimates of -3.9.

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