US close: Stocks mixed as traders await more Q3 earnings

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street stocks turned in a mixed performance on Monday as Q3 earnings season gets set to pick up steam. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.80% at 42,931.60, while the S&P 500 lost 0.18% to 5,853.98 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.27% firmer at 18,540.00.

The Dow closed 344.31 points lower on Monday, snapping a three-day winning streak and knocking the blue-chip index off its all-time high.

Although market participants seemingly remain optimistic that US stocks can continue to deliver a solid performance, investors were also dialled in on heightened tensions in the Middle East and the upcoming US general election.

No major corporate earnings were released on Monday, but Tesla, Coca-Cola, Boeing, T-Mobile, and IBM will all report their latest quarterly numbers before the end of the week.

On the macro front, the Conference Board said on Monday that its leading economic indicators fell by more than expected in September, down 0.5% month-on-month after August's revised 0.3% drop.

Also in focus, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose almost 12 basis points to 4.19%, while the two-year note was up more than seven basis points at 4.036%.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Dow Jones - Risers

Boeing Co. (BA) $159.82 3.11% Apple Inc. (AAPL) $236.48 0.63% Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $571.36 0.33% Intel Corp. (INTC) $22.84 0.31% Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $418.78 0.15% Chevron Corp. (CVX) $150.88 0.09% Dowdupont Inc. (DWDP) $0.00 0.00% International Business Machines Corporation (CDI) (IBM) $231.75 -0.19% 3M Co. (MMM) $134.84 -0.22% Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) $56.59 -0.30%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $10.45 -3.15% American Express Co. (AXP) $270.74 -2.19% Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $106.34 -2.17% Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $259.62 -2.17% Home Depot Inc. (HD) $406.40 -2.07% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $517.80 -2.02% Nike Inc. (NKE) $81.48 -1.74% Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) $52.21 -1.69% Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $316.74 -1.53% Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $69.45 -1.41%

S&P 500 - Risers

Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $143.71 4.14% Boeing Co. (BA) $159.82 3.11% Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $40.98 2.91% Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) $46.04 2.45% Expedia Group Inc. (EXPE) $163.20 2.25% Perrigo Company plc (PRGO) $25.85 2.17% Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) $157.90 1.24% Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB) $42.43 1.22% Fortinet Inc. (FTNT) $82.05 1.21% AutoZone Inc. (AZO) $3,218.48 1.14%

S&P 500 - Fallers

VF Corp. (VFC) $18.18 -7.24% CIGNA Corp. (CI) $320.23 -4.69% Comerica Inc. (CMA) $62.03 -4.48% Lennar Corp. Class A (LEN) $180.47 -4.39% Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI) $30.57 -4.29% D. R. Horton Inc. (DHI) $186.27 -4.26% Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) $7.18 -4.14% Public Storage (PSA) $331.56 -3.98% ProLogis (PLD) $117.79 -3.86% Extra Space Storage (EXR) $164.80 -3.78%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $143.71 4.14% Expedia Group Inc. (EXPE) $163.20 2.25% Netflix Inc. (NFLX) $772.07 1.07% Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $156.85 1.02% Mercadolibre Inc. (MELI) $2,100.58 1.00% Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) $145.71 0.94% O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) $1,219.01 0.66% Apple Inc. (AAPL) $236.48 0.63% Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) $497.71 0.57% Alphabet Inc. Class C (GOOG) $165.80 0.45%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) $40.53 -3.34% Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $10.45 -3.15% Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) $315.41 -3.13% Baidu Inc. (BIDU) $91.62 -2.93% Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) $75.10 -2.90% Biogen Inc (BIIB) $184.71 -2.87% Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) $968.50 -2.24% Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) $253.15 -2.08% Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS) $96.77 -1.87% Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $109.08 -1.86%