US Stocks Are Mostly Higher Early Trading; Oil Price Slumps
KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 11 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,737 as of . The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 16 points to 25,393. The Nasdaq composite gained 46 points, or 0.6 percent, to 7,246. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies picked up 9 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,528.
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TECH REBOUND: Technology stocks were trading higher, erasing some of the sector’s hefty losses from a day earlier. Chipmaker Nvidia climbed 2.7 percent to $194.66.
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COSTS A CONCERN: Home Depot fell 1.3 percent to $177.04 as rising costs overshadowed the home-improvement retailer’s latest quarterly results, which topped
MIXED MEAL:
ENERGY: Benchmark
Oil prices were down after Trump tweeted that he hoped
BOND YIELDS: Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.16 percent from 3.19 percent late Friday. Bond trading was closed Monday for .
CURRENCIES: The dollar gained to 113.95 yen from 113.86 yen on Monday. The euro strengthened to $1.1272 from $1.1240.
MARKETS OVERSEAS: European markets rose.