Wall Street ends largely lower

U.S. stock indices closed largely lower on Monday, with the energy sector leading the way lower, as crude prices fell, and following earlier data and developments from the world's largest economy that showed a rise in the labor market conditions index, while the payrolls report last week showed a surge in the number of new jobs in January to 227 thousand, beating expectations handily, as the unemployment sector rose to 4.8% unexpectedly
 
Finally, Philly Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker talked about payments system in the internet age, in San Diego.

Dow Jones closed down 0.09%, or 19.04 points to 20,052.42, while Standard and Poor's 500 shed 0.21%, or 4.86 points to 2,292.56. NASDAQ Composite declined 0.06%, or 3.21 points to 5,663.55.
 
Gold futures due on April 15 rose 1.33% to $1,237.00 an ounce from the opening price of $1,220.80, shrugging off the dollar index's 0.14% rise to 99.86 from the opening of 99.71.
 
On another note, U.S. crude futures due on March 16 shed 1.34% to $53.11 a barrel from the opening pf $53.83, while Brent crude futures due on April 16 tumbled 1.71% to $55.84 a barrel from the opening of $56.81.