The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in Monday midday trading to 4,402.95.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% to 34,972.54.
The Nasdaq increased 0.5% to 14,738.96.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond fell 5.6% to 1.169%
The price of gold climbed 0.3% to $1,822.
The price for a barrel of oil dropped 3.9% to $71.07.
TECHNOLOGY
Among top stock movers Monday is Allied Esports Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: AESE), which rose 5.1% to $2.08 and an $81.4 million market cap. Shares in the Irvine-based company are up about 43% since the start of the year.
HEALTHCARE
Evolus Inc. (Nasdaq: EOLS) increased 5% to $11.36 and a $615 million market cap. The Newport Beach-based provider of aesthetic products will release its second quarter earnings results on Wednesday, after the market close. Zacks Equity Research recently said it expects the company to post revenues of $25.5 million, up nearly 227% from the year-ago quarter.