Markets Right Now: US stocks are mixed in early trading
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
9:35 a.m.
Major U.S. indexes are mixed in early trading as gains for health care stocks are offset by weakness in energy companies.
Johnson & Johnson rose 1.5% early Wednesday.
The energy sector was broadly lower. Concho Resources gave up 2.1%
Benchmark U.S. crude sank 2% early Wednesday to just over $52 a barrel. It was trading at $59 a barrel two weeks ago. Traders think demand for oil may wane at the same time supplies are high.
Technology stocks also fell. Network equipment maker Cisco lost 1.1%
The S&P 500 index was little changed at 2,888.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 31 points, or 0.1%, to 26,075. The Nasdaq fell 4 points, or 0.1%, to 7,818.