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​ Caterpillar beat estimates with a double-digit jump in operating profit on Monday to send its shares to a record high buoyed by mining equipment sales and higher prices across its machinery divisions.

​ U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday, with interest rate sensitive two-year yields reaching four-week highs, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continued to push back against the prospect of near-term rate cuts.

​Bajaj Electricals Ltd on Monday reported a 38.87 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 37.36 crore for the December quarter. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 61.12 crore in the year-ago period, Bajaj Electricals said in a regulatory filing.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 107.65 points, or 0.28%, at the open to 38,546.77.

BSE Q3 Results: BSE’s operational revenue for the quarter grew by 82% to Rs 372 crore. The operating EBITDA surged to Rs 92 crore from Rs 39 crore a year ago, while EBITDA margin expanded sharply by 600 basis points to 25%. The average daily turnover in the equity cash segment stood at Rs 6,643 crore, compared to Rs 4,243 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Gold prices slipped to a one-week low on Monday after a robust U.S. jobs data last week and remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dented hopes for early rate cuts, lifting the dollar and bond yields higher.

Asian shares fell on Monday and the dollar climbed after a robust U.S. jobs report dashed any expectations of a near-term interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve, while stocks in China stocks remained on the back foot on weak sentiment.

The NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.38% to 21,771.70, while the S&P BSE Sensex settled 0.49% lower at 71,731.42.