Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Crude Oil Rises Over 1%; Nektar Therapeutics Shares Slide

U.S. stocks traded higher in volatile session, with the Dow Jones gaining around 60 points toward the end of trading on Monday.

The Dow traded up 0.17% to 34,511 while the NASDAQ rose 0.26% to 13,385.50. The S&P also rose, gaining, 0.26% to 4,403.81.

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