The major US stock indices are trading mixed to start the weekend and the third quarter.
The snapshot of the market 10 minutes into the open is showing:
Dow industrial average -194.71 points or -0.46% at 14 118129S&P index -4.54 points or -0.08% at 5733.63NASDAQ index +27.93 points or 0.15% at 18147.52
The small-cap Russell 2000 is trading down -4.93 points or -0.22% at 2219.77
For the third quarter, the major indices are all higher:
Dow industrial average +7.7%S&P index up 4.98%NASDAQ index up 2.29%Russell 2000 up 8.50%
For the trading month:
Dow , +1.29%S&P index up 1.46%NASDAQ index up 2.45%Russell 2000 up 0.23%
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.