Markets mixed in early going

Posted on Aug 27, 2012 in Business | 0 comments

U.S. stock indexes were mixed Monday in New York to start the last full week of trading before Labor Day.

In midmorning trading, the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average lost 31.74 points or 0.24 percent to 13,126.23. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index added 1.82 points or 0.06 percent to 3,071.61. The Standard and Poor”s 500 shed 0.78 points or 0.06 points to 1,410.35.

The benchmark 10-year treasury rose 10/32, yielding 1.659 percent.

The euro rose to $1.2516 from Friday”s $1.2512. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 78.71 yen from 78.65 yen.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 255 index added 14.63 points, 0.16 percent, to 9,085.39.

Copyright 2012 by United Press International