(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei +9.23 22548.35 +0.04%

TOPIX -1.42 1792.66 -0.08%

Hang Seng -6.81 28596.80 -0.02%

CSI 300 +28.19 4020.89 +0.71%

Euro Stoxx 50 -7.60 3682.36 -0.21%

FTSE 100 +1.93 7562.28 +0.03%

DAX -10.07 13468.79 -0.07%

CAC 40 -10.72 5507.25 -0.19%

DJIA +9.23 23548.42 +0.04%

S&P 500 +3.29 2591.13 +0.13%

NASDAQ +22.00 6786.44 +0.33%

S&P/TSX +72.04 16092.20 +0.45%

The main US stock indexes finished the session in positive territory, and Nasdaq during the session renewed its record high against the news about the possible takeover of QUALCOMM Incorporated by Broadcom Limited for $ 103 bn, which is the biggest takeover in the chip manufacturers sector.

Important statistical data that could have an impact on the mood of market participants, was not published.

The corporate reporting season continues, but the number of "significant" issuers in the list of those who have yet to publish results, begins to decline. Priceline (PCLN) will present its quarterly report after the close of today's session, while 21st Century Fox (FOXA), Walt Disney (DIS) and NVIDIA (NVDA) will report later this week.

Quotes of oil jumped by more than 3% on Monday, and reached their highest level since July 2015, as the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia consolidated his power over the weekend by "cleaning" the political elite, and global markets continued to tighten. Analysts do not yet see that Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is changing its policy of raising the price of crude oil.

Components of the DOW index finished trading mixed (13 in positive territory, 17 in negative territory). The leader of growth was the shares of The Walt Disney Company (DIS, + 2.20%). Outsider were the shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ, -4.09%).

Most sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The base resources sector grew most (+ 2.0%). The health sector showed the greatest decline (-0.3%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.04% 23.548.42 +9.23

Nasdaq + 0.33% 6,786.44 +22.00

S & P + 0.13% 2.591.13 +3.29

U.S. stock-index futures were flat on Monday following a record-setting week as investors focused on the U.S. President Donald Trump's Asia tour and oil prices, which climbed to their highest in over two years, reacting to Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption crackdown.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 22,548.35 +9.23 +0.04%

Hang Seng 28,596.80 -6.81 -0.02%

Shanghai 3,389.12 +17.37 +0.52%

S&P/ASX 5,953.78 -6.10 -0.10%

FTSE 7,561.26 +0.91 +0.01%

CAC 5,506.59 -11.38 -0.21%

DAX 13,460.80 -18.06 -0.13%

Crude $55.91 (+0.49%)

Gold $1,272.30 (+0.24%)

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Goldman Sachs (GS) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Vertical Group

Twitter (TWTR) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Citigroup

The Nasdaq Composite Index made history on Friday, as Apple Inc. helped to propel the technology sector to new heights. The technology-stacked Nasdaq COMP, +0.74% marked its 63rd record close of 2017, surpassing the previous record of 62 all-time closing highs in a calendar year rung up in 1980-a tally it matched on Oct. 31, according to WSJ Market Data Group. All three main benchmark equity indexes closed at records at the same time for the 25th time this year, tying a record for the calendar-year trifecta set in 1995.

Global stock markets were broadly lower in Asia on Monday, despite record gains on Wall Street, with Hong Kong lagging behind the region as China-related firms pulled back. The Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.49% was down 0.6% in afternoon Asian trade, after falling about 1.5%, amid declines in Chinese financial and property stocks. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which tracks the movement of Chinese companies, known as H-shares, was down 1.1%.