NEW YORK — Stocks were blended in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday as financiers continued to evaluation the newest updates on the economy and business revenues.
The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% as of 12: 09 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 76 points, or 0.2%, to 32,735 and the Nasdaq increased 0.2%.
U.S crude oil costs fell 3% and weighed on energy stocks. Exxon Mobil fell 2.6%. A mix of sellers and commercial business made strong gains. Best Buy increased 1.9% and Deere increased 1.7%.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.68% from 2.74% late Wednesday.
Stocks have meandered this week, leaving significant indexes primarily greater. August’s gain follows a standout July that was the S&P 500’s finest month because late2020 But markets stay unpredictable as financiers shot to identify the economy’s course ahead inthemiddleof the greatest inflation in 4 years and efforts from main banks to battle greater costs.
Earnings stay in focus on Wall Street as inv