The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Monday closed down -0.32%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.04%. US stocks Monday settled mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a new record high and the Nasdaq 100 falling to a 1-week low. Weakness in chip stocks on Monday weighed on the broader market. Also, T-note yields Monday rebounded from an early decline and moved higher, which undercut stocks. Stocks were pressured Monday by concern about the escalation of conflict in the Middle East when more than 100 Israeli wa…