Dow Jones fell to a two-week low on Monday as Boeing shares fell after certain jets were grounded, but megacaps and chip firms rose, lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
At 37,280.32 at 9:52 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 185.79 points, or 0.50 percent. The S&P 500 rose 11.73 points, or 0.25 percent, to 4,708.97. The Nasdaq Composite rose 104.25 points, or 0.72 percent, to 14,628.33.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 37,327.37, down 138.74 points, or 0.37 percent. The S&P 500 began at 4,703.70, up 6.46 points, or 0.14 percent. At the open, the Nasdaq Composite rose 40.39 points, or 0.28 percent, to 14,564.47.
Boeing shares fell 9.1% after an Alaska Airlines panel blew off mid-flight, forcing the company to ground several 737 MAX aircraft.
The 10-year treasury yield fell to 4.02 percent from 4.05 late Friday. US stock indices rose slightly Friday. The S&P 500 rose 8.37 points, or 0.18 percent, to 4,697.05,
while the Nasdaq Composite rose 11.47 points, or 0.09 percent, to 14,521.77. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 24.09 points, or 0.07 percent, to 37,464.43.
European equities slumped Monday due to energy shares. The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 0.3% by 0915 GMT.
The South Korean Kospi fell 0.4% to 2,567.82. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.5% at 7,451.50. Taiwan's Taiex rose 0.3%, while Bangkok's SET fell 0.6%.