Two of the three major U.S. stock indexes were trading near the session's lows ahead of midday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off about 260 points, or 0.6%, near 46,889. The S&P 500 index was 0.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell as the stock market awaits a raft of government data and Nvidia earnings this week.

Futures tied to the major U.S. equity benchmarks pushed higher on Monday as investors prepared for a packed week marked by the return of official U.S. economic data releases and a high-profile earnings update from tech heavyweight Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading little changed as of Monday afternoon, after trimming a loss of up to 283.68 points, as investors await key data releases, including September's official jobs report on Thursday.

US indices slipped after early strength, with the Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones 30 hovering above key support zones and the S&P 500 struggling near 6,800. Despite short-term softness, broader uptrends remain intact across major benchmarks.

This ETF is beating the Dow by a better than 5-to-1 margin this year -- and thanks to its AI intersections, the good times could continue in 2026.

Investors drove the Dow to back-to-back record gains shrugging off concerns about an AI bubble and the lack of economic data tied to the government shutdown.

The U.S. stock market is losing ground as Nvidia and other big tech stocks lead a broader decline. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% and is sitting below its record set