Crude Oil Jumps 2%; Chicago Fed National Activity Index Improves Slightly In September

U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 150 points on Monday.The Dow traded up 0.39% to 48,322.06 while the NASDAQ jumped 0.46% to 23,417.50. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.46% to 6,866.26.Check This Out: GE Vernova To Rally Around 26%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For MondayLeading and Lagging SectorsMaterials shares rose by 1.3% on Monday.In trading on Monday, utilities stocks fell by 0.2%.Top HeadlineUniFirst Corp (NYSE:UNF) received an acquisi ...