NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower on Monday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 272.63 points, or 0.51 percent, to 53,459.78. The S&P 500 sank 40.7 points, or 0.52 percent, to 7,745.06. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 84.25 points, or 0.32 percent, to 26,644.91.

Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in red, with communication services and consumer staples leading the laggards by dropping 1.47 percent and 1.46 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy bucked the trend by rising 0.87 percent.