U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 150 points on Monday.The Dow traded up 0.36% to 49,276.58 while the NASDAQ gained 0.77% to 23,682.70. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.64% to 6,959.60.Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Goldman Sachs Stock Ahead Of Q4 EarningsLeading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares gained by 1.8% on Monday.In trading on Monday, consumer discretionary stocks fell by 0.3%.Top HeadlineU.S. durable-goods or ...

Economic Indicators - Durable Goods Orders for July decreased by -2.8%, an improvement from the consensus estimate of -4.0% and the previous month's -9.4%, which was the lowest since April 2020 [2] - Excluding Transportation orders, Durable Goods Orders increased by +1.1%, the highest since September of the previous year [3] - Shipments of Durable Goods showed a +0.7% increase, marking the strongest performance of 2025 so far [3] Housing Market - Case-Shiller Home Prices for June rose by +2.1%, which is 20 basis points below expectations and down from +2.8% in May, representing the lowest level since July 2023 [4] - Year-over-year Housing Wealth increased by +1.9%, which is below the inflation rate of +2.7% in June [4] - New York City saw a +7.0% increase in housing value over the past year, while Tampa, San Francisco, and Dallas experienced declines of -2.4%, -2.0%, and -1.0% respectively [5] Company News - Eli Lilly reported a -10.5% average reduction in body weight from its phase-3 testing of a new weight loss pill, with shares up +2.5% following the announcement [6] - The Bank of Montreal (BMO) exceeded earnings expectations by +9.9%, reporting $2.33 per share compared to the consensus of $2.12, while The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported a +7% earnings beat at $1.37 per share versus the expected $1.28 [7]