US Stocks Struggle to Mixed Finish

Dow ends day up 39
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 8, 2018 3:11 PM CDT
US Stocks Struggle to Mixed Finish
In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, file photo Tommy Kalikas, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

US stock indexes found their footing after a sharp early loss and managed a mixed finish, the AP reports. Technology companies sank for the third day in a row Monday. Adobe lost 3.2%. Financial companies did well. Chubb rose 1.3%. Arconic jumped 7% following a Reuters report that a group of private equity firms wanted to make a bid for the company. Stocks got off to a weak start following some big declines late last week. European markets dropped as Italy said it would ramp spending. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 1 point to 2,884. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39 points, or 0.2%, to 26,486. The Nasdaq composite fell 52 points, or 0.7%, to 7,735. (More stock market stories.)

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