New Delhi, March 17 -- US stock indices moved in different directions on Monday after mixed economic data and ahead of talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at ending the Ukraine war.

At 11:56 AM Eastern time, the S&P 500 was 0.16% higher, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.49%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.35% lower.

A Commerce Department report showed retail sales rose 0.2% in February, after a revised 1.2% decline in January.

While a separate report showed New York State factory activity fell by the most in nearly two years, with new orders dropping sharply and input prices climbing at the fastest rate in over two years.

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose...