Stocks are drifting on Wall Street and crude oil prices drop 6%

Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Monday and oil prices fell after the US and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end the war. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 per cent. The index is coming off two weekly losses in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123 points, or 0.2 per cent, as of midday. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.5 per cent.