The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):
4:00 p.m.
Stocks are ending mostly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in banks.
Bond yields fell Monday, which can hurt profits at banks by pushing interest rates on loans lower.
Wells Fargo lost 1.8 per cent Monday and Bank of America dropped 1.7 per cent.
Other sectors ended mixed. Makers of basic materials and consumer goods rose, but health care and phone companies fell.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 4 points, or 0.2 per cent, to end at 2,373.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 8 points, less than 0.1 per cent, to 20,905. The Nasdaq composite edged up a fraction to 5,901.
Trading was relatively light.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.47 per cent.
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11:45 a.m.
Stocks are little changed as technology and basic materials companies rise but energy and bank stocks fall.
European markets fell Monday after the British government said it will begin the process of departing the European Union next week.
Energy companies fell along with the price of crude. Drilling rig operator Transocean slid 2.8 per cent.
Watchmaker Movado Group fell 2.5 per cent after its fourth-quarter results fell short of forecasts.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was flat at 2,377.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 35 points to 20,949. The Nasdaq composite edged up 7 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5,908.
More stocks fell than rose on the New York Stock Exchange.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.48 per cent.
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9:40 a.m.
U.S. stocks are opening slightly lower, led by losses in banks after Britain announced it will formally trigger the process of leaving the European Union on March 29.
Britain's departure from the EU will start a long negotiation with uncertain effects for banks and other companies. It is expected to become official in early 2019.
Major indexes in Europe are also lower Monday.
Energy companies are falling as the price of U.S. crude slips about 1 per cent. Drilling rig operator Transocean slid 3.8 per cent.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 3 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,374.
The Dow Jones industrial average sank 5 points to 20,909. The Nasdaq composite dipped 4 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5,896.
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