In the equities markets on Monday, New York opened on to positive movement, but European and Japanese markets were mostly down.

In Tokyo, new concerns about political matters in China and amid worries about gross domestic product data due out Tuesday, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.9 percent to 11,045.29, while the Topix index was down 1 percent to 1,133.66.

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 was down as well, to 0.4 percent, to 1,073.37 as a result of falling crude oil prices. The oil sector fell pretty much across the board.

Meanwhile, in early trading in London, the FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent to 4,877.7, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.1 percent to 6,802 due to falling global commodity prices and light trade. Mining companies too a particular hit.

Meanwhile, at mid-day in New York, The Dow Jones Industrial Average had risen 0.6 percent to 10,197.69, while Nasdaq was up 0.3 percent to 1,983.51 and the S&P 500 was 0.5 percent higher to 1,159.56.

Despite these gains, the US oil sector was down on falling crude oil prices. Exxon Mobile, the largest US oil producer, was down 1.5 percent to $52.91, while oil refiner Valero Energy was the biggest loser on the S&P 500, declining 5.5 percent to $58.38.