The US stock markets closed without a single dynamics of indices

The American stock market, which opened trades on Monday on a positive note, finished them mostly in negative territory.

After the Dow Jones hit a record intraday high in early trading, it showed a sharp decline and ended the session with a 0.3% drop, reaching 34,838.16. The S&P 500 also fell 0.2% to 4,387.16, while the Nasdaq remained green, gaining 0.1% to 14,681.07.

Early gains in US markets partly reflected the recent upward momentum that helped lift stocks to new highs, despite growing concerns about the spread of the Covid delta strain.

The market was positively affected by information that US senators completed work on a bipartisan $ 1 trillion infrastructure investment plan.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate is likely to vote to pass the bill within days.

However, trade interest in the market eased after a report from the Institute for Supply Management showed a slowdown in US manufacturing activity in July.

The PMI fell 59.5 in July from 60.6 in June, with economists expecting the index to rise to 60.9.

A Commerce Department report showed that construction spending rose less than expected in June.

Chemicals closed in the red, with the S&P Chemical Sector Index falling 1.1%.

Telecommunications stocks fell, as evidenced by the 1% drop in the NYSE Arca North American Telecom Index.

The financial assets of airlines, oilfield services companies, and natural gas producers declined, while shares in utilities rose.