Bundled securities tracking Chinese markets were among the best performers to start the week.
Overnight, China's CSI 300 Index jumped 2.3%, boosting several related exchange-traded funds. The iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI Quote) ETF climbed $4.23, or 3.2%, to $137.88. The SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific (GMF Quote) was tacking on $1.88, or 2.5%, to $76.07. The SPDR S&P China (GXC Quote) was adding $1.65, or 2.3%, to $72.74. Also among winners, the United States Natural Gas (UNG Quote) ETF climbed 3.1% as natural gas futures rose by 25 cents to $6.45 per million British thermal units. The ETF was higher by $1.24 to $40.90. Basic materials-related bundled securities were also higher. Among individual stocks, Weyerhaeuser (WY Quote), Newmont Mining (NEM Quote) and Monsanto (MON Quote) gained 1.5% or more. The WisdomTree International Basic Materials (DBN Quote) ETF was up $1.01, or 2.9%, to $36.26. The PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials (PYZ Quote) added 63 cents, or 2%, to $32.60. The Vanguard Materials (VAW Quote) ETF was gaining $1.46, or 1.8%, to $82.03. Meanwhile, ETFs tracking the oil and energy sector were among the worst decliners of Monday's mixed session. Recently, the front-month September crude contract shed 10 cents to $76.92 a barrel. The PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services (PXJ Quote) ETF was down 10 cents, or 0.4%, to $26.03. The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (XES Quote) shed 17 cents, or 0.5%, to $36.76. Several Internet-related bundled securities were under pressure. Amazon.com (AMZN Quote), Apple (AAPL Quote), Sun Microsystems (SUNW Quote) and Ariba (ARBA Quote) were all lower. The B2B Internet HOLDRs (BHH Quote) was down 2 cents, or 1.1%, to $1.83. The Internet Infrastructure HOLDRs (IIH Quote) ETF was off by 5 cents, or 1%, to $5. The First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index (FDN Quote) was losing 20 cents, or 0.8%, to $24.58. The Internet Architecture HOLDRs (IAH Quote) shed 29 cents, or 0.6%, to $50.03.- Loading Comments...
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