US stocks gain traction after flat opening

The Energy Sector is the best-performing major sector in the S&P 500 so far on Monday, rising 0.8% on the day. On the other hand, the Health Care Sector is down 0.3%.

Diamondback Energy Inx. (FANG) is up more than 10% as the top gainer in the first half of the session.

The biggest decliner is Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSA), down nearly 3%.

Nasdaq Composite rose more than 2% last week and the S&P 500 posted gains for the fourth consecutive week to post a record-high closing above 5,000.

Dow Jones underperformed and was virtually unchanged for the week.

S&P 500 (SPX) index is up 0.2% at 5,037.33, the Dow Jones (DJIA) gains 0.35% at 38,804.15, and the Nasdaq (IXIC) rises 0.32% to trade at 16,042.31 at the time of writing.

The Energy Sector is the best-performing major sector in the S&P 500 so far on Monday, rising 0.8% on the day. On the other hand, the Health Care Sector is down 0.3%.

Diamondback Energy Inx. (FANG) is up more than 10% as the top gainer in the first half of the session.

The biggest decliner is Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSA), down nearly 3%.

Nasdaq Composite rose more than 2% last week and the S&P 500 posted gains for the fourth consecutive week to post a record-high closing above 5,000.

Dow Jones underperformed and was virtually unchanged for the week.