
US open: Mixed start to trading as inflation, trade tensions remain in focus
As of 1555 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.33% at 41,298.27, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.44% to 5,596.70 and the Nasdaq Composite came out the gate 1.14% firmer at 17,634.56. The Dow opened 135.21 points lower on Wednesday, extending …