Wall Street ends mostly lower

US stock indices closed the first session of the week mixed, with Dow Jones and S&P 500 marking losses due to the decline in the energy and financial sectors, while the tech sector underpinned NASDAQ for the day. 

Now markets await US GDP data later this week, expected to clock in a slowed down growth rate at 3.3% from 4.2% in the second quarter, while GDP prices are estimated at 2.3%, down from 3.0% in the second quarter. 

Indices, Commodities 

Dow Jones fell 0.50%, or 126.93 points to 25,317.41, while Standard and Poor's 500 shed 0.43%, or 11.90 points to 2,755.88, as NASDAQ Composite rose 0.26%, or 19.60 points to 7,468.63. 

Gold futures due in December shed 0.27% to $1,225.40 an ounce, while the dollar index rose 0.31% to 96.01 to October 9 highs. 

US crude futures due in November rose 0.07% to $69.17 a barrel away from September 14 lows, while Brent December futures added 0.39% to $80.09 a barrel.