NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The leading stock market indexes held steady Monday morning after housing data sent mixed messages about the economic recovery. While home resales rose 7.6% in April, inventories were also up 11.5%, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index [$spx] were down a fraction, while the Nasdaq Composite was flat ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold kept its gains Monday following a report showing existing home sales rose to 7.6% in April, but crude futures fluctuated as oil traders took their cues a lower U.S. stocks. Crude for July delivery added 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $70.36 a barrel after dipping in the red moments after the housing report. Gold for June delivery rose $11, or 0.9%, to $1,187.20 an ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices and the U.S. dollar held onto the bulk of the day's gains on Monday after data showing existing home sales rose 7.6% to a 5.77 million pace. Yields on 10-year notes , which move inversely to prices, fell 4 basis points to 3.20%. The euro [cur_eurusd] tumbled to $1.2349, down from $1.2581 late Friday. The dollar index , which tracks the U.S. unit against ...

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Synta Pharmaceuticals gained ground early Monday after the biotech group said it plans to present data from clinical trials for its oncology compounds STA-9090 and elesclomol at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology. Synta's first presentation at the influential medical meeting is slated for June 5. Shares of Synta were up 4% at $3.23 ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Retail stocks were little changed on Monday ahead of the April existing home sales report. The S&P Retail Index was down 0.1% to 435.83. No. 1 home-improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. was down 0.1%. Its smaller rival Lowe's Cos. edged lower by 0.2%. The April housing data are among the most closely watched economic news this week. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire ...

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund was down by 1% in early action Monday as investors continued to watch European credit markets after learning Spain's central bank has taken over savings bank CajaSur. Among individual stocks, Citigroup Inc. added about 3% after Goldman Sachs analysts upgraded the stock to buy from neutral, while Janus Capital Group Inc. shed more than ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened lower Monday amid fresh concerns over global growth, though selling pressure was less heavy than in Europe where thin holiday volumes made for volatile trading conditions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 90 points, or 0.7%, to 10,102. "The market may have gotten oversold earlier," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Avalon Partners ...

MarketWatch’s Movers & Shakers column on Monday misidentified a company that is buying back stock. It is Elbit Imaging. The column has been corrected.

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