US open: Stocks mixed as Q3 trading winds down

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start early on Monday after major indices managed to notch a third-straight winning week in what has historically been a rough month for stocks. As of 1500 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.40% at 42,142.94, while the S&P 500 lost 0.15% to 5,729.80 and the Nasdaq Composite came out the gate 0.03% firmer at 18,125.79.

The Dow opened 170.06 points lower on Monday, reversing gains recorded in the penultimate session for both September and the third quarter.

On the macro front, the Chicago purchasing managers' index edged up to 46.6 in September, according to the Institute for Supply Management, up from 46.1 in August and ahead of expectation for a reading of 46.2,

Still to come, the Dallas Federal Reserve's manufacturing business index will follow at 1530 BST and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell will deliver a speech at 1800 BST.

In the corporate space, shares in Jeep parent company Stellantis were down double-digits early on Monday after it warned of lower-than-expected sales "across most regions" in H2, dragging both General Motors and Ford down with it.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Dow Jones - Risers

Apple Inc. (AAPL) $231.64 1.69% Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $9.13 0.72% Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) $45.09 0.45% Walmart Inc. (WMT) $80.02 0.30% Home Depot Inc. (HD) $400.26 0.18% Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $71.81 0.03% Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $582.00 0.03% Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $96.03 0.02% Dowdupont Inc. (DWDP) $0.00 0.00% Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $427.47 -0.13%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Boeing Co. (BA) $152.50 -2.44% JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $207.07 -1.63% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $490.52 -1.60% Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $232.49 -1.53% Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $272.94 -1.34% American Express Co. (AXP) $267.44 -1.34% Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) $54.38 -1.26% Nike Inc. (NKE) $88.47 -1.08% Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $319.45 -1.00% Intel Corp. (INTC) $23.75 -0.69%

S&P 500 - Risers

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) $1.27 8.55% Resmed Inc. (RMD) $249.06 4.21% CVS Health Corp (CVS) $63.30 3.13% Estee Lauder Co. Inc. (EL) $102.01 2.15% Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) $487.99 1.84% Macy's Inc. (M) $15.53 1.84% Apple Inc. (AAPL) $231.64 1.69% Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) $898.78 1.49% FedEx Corp. (FDX) $271.51 1.48% Brown Forman Corp. Class B (BF.B) $48.97 1.30%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J) $131.12 -15.69% Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) $217.03 -5.61% Baxter International Inc. (BAX) $37.52 -3.57% Dollar General Corp (DG) $84.49 -3.24% Boeing Co. (BA) $152.50 -2.44% Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) $20.31 -2.31% Carnival Corp. (CCL) $18.12 -2.27% Ford Motor Co. (F) $10.55 -2.18% Tapestry Inc. (TPR) $46.90 -2.17% Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) $50.23 -2.16%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

JD.com, Inc. (JD) $41.94 5.11% Baidu Inc. (BIDU) $109.17 3.80% NetEase Inc. Ads (NTES) $95.36 1.90% Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) $487.99 1.84% Apple Inc. (AAPL) $231.64 1.69% Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) $898.78 1.49% Tesla Inc (TSLA) $264.28 1.47% Qurate Retail Inc. (QRTEA) $0.61 1.46% Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $154.65 1.05% J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (JBHT) $174.12 1.03%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (ULTA) $398.08 -1.47% Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $96.24 -1.41% American Airlines Group (AAL) $11.40 -1.38% Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $106.12 -1.28% Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) $229.09 -1.28% Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) $4,195.11 -1.25% Synopsys Inc. (SNPS) $507.99 -1.04% Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $319.45 -1.00% PACCAR Inc. (PCAR) $97.15 -0.99% Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) $271.46 -0.97%