Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mixed; US Durable Goods Orders Increase Sharply In August

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.65% to 35,024.73 while the NASDAQ fell 0.98% to 14,899.77. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.22% to 4,445.70. The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 42,932,210 cases with around 688,040 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 33,678,780 cases and 447,190 deaths, while Brazil reported over 21,351,970 COVID-19 cases with 594,440 deaths. In total, there were at least 231,898,110 case