Stocks mixed at openU.S. markets undecided as holiday-shortened trading week begins.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks were flat to lower at Tuesday's open as some disappointing results from two Dow industrial retailers weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average was barely lower. The Nasdaq composite index eased 0.2 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down by 0.1 percent. Among stocks in the news at Tuesday's open: Sirius (up $0.00 to $3.70, Charts), XM Satellite (up $0.00 to $13.98, Charts), JetBlue (up $0.00 to $13.56, Charts), Wal-Mart (Charts), Home Depot (up $0.00 to $41.44, Charts), Florida Rock (Charts) and New River Pharmaceuticals (up $0.00 to $58.35, Charts). --- |
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