US Stocks Mixed as Dow Falls by 150 Points Amid Empire State Index Surge

The US stock market experienced mixed trading on Monday, with the Dow Jones index falling by around 150 points.

The Dow traded down 0.31% to $53,564.33, while the NASDAQ rose 0.03% to $26,735.95 and the S&P 500 dropped 0.12% to $7,776.72.

The New York Fed's Empire State Manufacturing Index saw a significant surge in August, rising to 20.6 from 15.6 in the previous month and exceeding market estimates of 11.