MarketWatch: US stocks recovered further on Monday from last week's selloff, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest one-day percentage gain since April as worries eased about a conflict between the United States and North Korea. The DJIA rose 135.39 points, or 0.62%, to close at 21,993.71, the S&P 500 gained 24.52 points, or 1.00%, to 2,465.84 and the Nasdaq added 83.68 points, or 1.34%, to 6,340.23. - Reuters
Energy
Oil prices tumbled more than 2.5% on Monday in volatile trade, as dollar strength and weak domestic demand data in China hammered prices that had received a short-lived boost on concerns about potential reductions in crude supply from Libya. Global benchmark Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled down US$1.37 or 2.63% at US$50.73. - Reuters
Forex summary
*The ringgit lost 0.02% to 4.2940 versus the US$
*It was up 0.17% to 5.0599 versus euro
*Up 0.10% to 5.5673 per pound sterling
*Up 0.06% to 3.1514 per Singapore dollar
*Flat at 3.3804 per Aussie
*Up 0.48% to 3.8975 per 100 yen