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U.S. Stocks Decline on Monday with Dow Falling Over 350 Points Amid Mixed Sector Performance

U.S. stocks traded lower on Monday morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 350 points. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 also declined following the market opening. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings and sales.

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Market Opening Decline U.S. stocks traded lower on Monday morning.

The Dow Jones fell more than 350 points on Monday. 73. 61 following the market opening on Monday. 11 following the market opening on Monday.

Sector Movements Information technology shares climbed by 1.

2% on Monday. 2% in trading on Monday.

Goldman Sachs Earnings Report Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

reported better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter on Monday. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 55 per share for the first quarter. 30 per share. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 227 billion for the first quarter.

970 billion.

U.S. Stock Market Dow Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 Goldman Sachs Earnings

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2026-04-13 (Monday morning)
U.S. stocks traded lower on Monday morning.
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2026-04-13 (Monday market opening)
Dow Jones fell more than 350 points; traded down 0.79% to 47,537.73.
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2026-04-13 (Monday market opening)
NASDAQ fell 0.34% to 22,824.61; S&P 500 fell 0.33% to 6,794.11.
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2026-04-13 (Monday)
Information technology shares climbed by 1.2%; consumer staples stocks fell by 1.2%.
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2026-04-13 (Monday)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reported Q1 earnings of $17.55 per share, exceeding $16.30 estimate, and sales of $17.227 billion, exceeding $16.970 billion estimate.
3 sourcesGoldman Sachs Group Inc. · analysts · analysts

Potential Impact

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Positive reaction in financial stocks from Goldman Sachs' earnings beat.
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Potential short-term pressure on broader market indices due to Dow's significant point drop.
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Downward influence on consumer staples investments following 1.2% decline.
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Boost to investor sentiment in information technology sector from 1.2% gain.

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