U.S. stocks opened in different directions Tuesday, with the Dow and Nasdaq reversing their moves from Monday while the S&P 500 remained lower, extending a mixed start to the week.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.46%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.16%, and the S&P 500 slipped 0.07%.
At Monday's mixed close, the Dow had gained 0.41% to finish at 51,983.98. The S&P 500 fell 0.51% to 7,541.40, while the Nasdaq lost 1.07% to end at 25,164.32. The Dow and Nasdaq thus opened Tuesday in the opposite direction from their previous close; the S&P 500 declined in both periods.
In digital-asset trading, Bitcoin (BTC) stood at $77,294 at 9:38 a.m. ET (14:38 UTC), 0.67% below its level 24 hours earlier.
