NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are lower in midday trading on Wall Street, pulling the Standard & Poor's 500 index down from a five-year high it reached Friday.
Nine of the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 were lower. Only health care stocks rose.
At midday Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 61 points at 13,374.
The S&P 500 was down six at 1,460. The Nasdaq composite was off seven points at 3,095.
Lowe's fell 68 cents to $34.90 after Canaccord cuts its rating on the stock to "sell" from "hold," saying that the home improvement company's efforts to improve its stores and sales aren't working.
Fourth-quarter corporate earnings reports start to roll in late Tuesday when aluminum maker and Dow component Alcoa releases its results.
Nine of the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 were lower. Only health care stocks rose.
At midday Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 61 points at 13,374.
The S&P 500 was down six at 1,460. The Nasdaq composite was off seven points at 3,095.
Lowe's fell 68 cents to $34.90 after Canaccord cuts its rating on the stock to "sell" from "hold," saying that the home improvement company's efforts to improve its stores and sales aren't working.
Fourth-quarter corporate earnings reports start to roll in late Tuesday when aluminum maker and Dow component Alcoa releases its results.
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