US open: Stocks mixed following September consumer confidence reading
As of 1545 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.08% at 42,157.30, while the S&P 500 lost 0.26% to 5,703.66 and the Nasdaq Composite came out the gate 0.53% weaker at 17,879.45. The Dow opened 32.65 points higher on Tuesday, extending gains …