Stocks give up early gains to end mostly lower on worries over peak growth, COVID
Stocks gave up early gains to end mostly lower Monday, in a move analysts attributed partly to jitters over signs of peaking economic growth and the continued spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
fell around 99 points, or 0.3%, to close near 34,836, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500
SPX,
gave up around 8 points, or 0.2%, finish near 4,387. The Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
bucked the trend, holding on to a gain of around 8 points, or 0.1%, to end near 14,681.
