Stocks

U.S. stocks barely budged on the first trading day of the week with gains in shares of Apple offset by mixed economic data that added to caution over the prolonged U.S.-China trade war.
At closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose six-one hundredths of a percent, the Nasdaq Composite dropped just about that much and and the S&P 500 closed nearly flat.
Seoul stocks edged up Monday, extending their winning streak to a 12th consecutive day, with investors cautiously pinning hopes on the upcoming U.S.-China trade talks next month.
The benchmark KOSPI was nearly flat to close at 20-92.
Oil ended about 1-percent higher on Monday after a volatile trading session as traders focused on when Saudi Arabia would be able to restore full output following the September 14th attack on its facilities.
Brent futures gained point-8 percent to settle at 64-dollars and 77 cents a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained one-percent to settle at 58-64 a barrel.