US stocks were mixed on Monday after a report showed manufacturing weakened last month.
The S&P 500 was steady in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1 per cent and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3 per cent higher.
This week the investors’ main focus is on jobs data among other economic events.
The non-farm payrolls data – due on Friday – could offer cues on the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path.
The manufacturing PMI data from the Institute for Supply Management showed manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in June.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 4.47 per cent from 4.39 per cent late on Friday.
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