Dow Jones drops as Boeing suffers from groundings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150 points Monday as shares of Dow component Boeing (BA) fell following the grounding of its 737 Max 9 planes. Meanwhile, Nvidia stock is breaking out today, breaking through a fresh purchase target and setting a new high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 gained 0.35%. In early trading, the Nasdaq composite jumped 1%.

The Nasdaq 100 tracker Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose 1% among US exchange traded funds, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rose 0.3%.

The 10-year Treasury yield increased to 4.05% on Monday after closing at 4.04% on Friday, its highest finish since December 12. Also, following last week’s gains, oil prices tumbled, with West Texas Intermediate futures down more than 3% Monday morning. WTI futures fell below $72 per barrel.Boeing fell 8% on Monday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the 737 Max 9 jet to be temporarily grounded over the weekend. A door was ripped off the side of an Alaska Airlines 737 in mid-flight on Friday.

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