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Energy stocks lead an early decline as oil sinks

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2014 file photo, Wall Street is etched in the facade of a building in New York's Financial District. U.S. stocks slipped shortly after trading opened on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, as a slide in crude oil prices to a five-year low pushed energy stocks down. Investors are also weighing weak Chinese trade figures and news that Japan's recession is deeper than initially thought. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2014 file photo, Wall Street is etched in the facade of a building in New York's Financial District. U.S. stocks slipped shortly after trading opened on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, as a slide in crude oil prices to a five-year low pushed energy stocks down. Investors are also weighing weak Chinese trade figures and news that Japan's recession is deeper than initially thought. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Energy stocks are leading a slight decline in U.S. market indexes in midday trading as the price of oil resumes its slide.

Exxon Mobil and Chevron were among the biggest decliners in the Dow Jones industrial average Monday.

McDonald’s fell 3 percent after reporting that a measure of global sales fell last month.

The Dow was down 14 points, or 0.1 percent, at 17,944 as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell two points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,073. The Nasdaq composite edged up three points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,784.