On Monday morning, the New York Stock Exchange's first trading session of the second half of the year ended on an indecisive note, following the publication of mixed indicators in the manufacturing sector.

At the end of the morning, the Dow Jones was down 0.1% at 39,104.9 points, while the Nasdaq nibbled away 0.1% at 17,744.7 points.

The main indices were little changed from their recent record levels, following the publication of statistics presenting a rather mixed picture of the US economy.

The contraction of the US manufacturing sector increased slightly in June, continuing to reflect weak demand, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) survey published this morning.

Its index came in at 48.5 last month, down 0.2 points on May's 48.7.

Just before the ISM, S&P Global had announced that its manufacturing index had come in at 51.6 for the past month, compared with a final figure of 51.3 for May.

In both surveys, the 50-point mark marks the demarcation between growth and contraction in activity.

As a reminder, US equity markets are just emerging from a long bull run, which saw both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq set new all-time highs last week.

After such an upward movement (+18% for the Nasdaq this year), the major indices are taking a short break today, as investors look for ways to push prices even higher.

With the political situation in France evolving in a rather reassuring manner, the spotlight will be on economic indicators during this week, which will be shortened by one day.

Wall Street will remain closed on Thursday, the Independence Day holiday in the USA.

Among the indicators on the agenda is Friday's release of US employment figures for the month of June, which will give the pulse of the world's leading economy and provide information on the Fed's intentions.

Should these indicators prove positive, investors could temporarily turn their attention away from Europe, enabling stock market indices to reach new highs.

On the stock front, Boeing gained 1.8% after reaching a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems on the basis of an enterprise value of $4.7 billion.

Meta loses 1% as the European Commission concludes that its 'pay or consent' advertising model does not comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

On the foreign exchange market, the euro rebounds sharply against the dollar, not far from 1.0725, while the yield on T-Bonds continues to trend above 4.48%.

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