US stocks trade mixed to start the new week and end of the quarter

The major US stock indices are trading mixed to start the weekend and the third quarter.

The snapshot of the market 10 minutes into the open is showing:

• Dow industrial average -194.71 points or -0.46% at 14 118129
• S&P index -4.54 points or -0.08% at 5733.63
• NASDAQ index +27.93 points or 0.15% at 18147.52

The small-cap Russell 2000 is trading down -4.93 points or -0.22% at 2219.77

For the third quarter, the major indices are all higher:

• Dow industrial average +7.7%
• S&P index up 4.98%
• NASDAQ index up 2.29%
• Russell 2000 up 8.50%

For the trading month:

• Dow , +1.29%
• S&P index up 1.46%
• NASDAQ index up 2.45%
• Russell 2000 up 0.23%

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.