Post date: Sep 11, 2013 2:10:33 PM
U.S. stocks opens mixed after its recent run, and New York Stock Exchange traders honor the victims of the 9-11 attacks with a moment of silence before the start of trade.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 11, 2013) (NYSE) - On the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, traders at theNew York Stock Exchange on Wednesday (September 11) held a moment of silence before the start of trade to honor the victims.
When trading began a few minutes later, U.S. stocks opened mixed after six days of gains on the S&P 500, with Apple Inc's slide weighing on the technology sector and the Nasdaq.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 19.77 points or 0.13 percent, to 15,210.83, the S&P 500 lost 2.68 points or 0.16 percent, to 1,681.31 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 15.635 points or 0.42 percent, to 3,713.386.
Keeping market sentiment in check was continuing uncertainty over possible U.S. military action against Syria.
Late on Tuesday evening (September 10) U.S. President Barack Obama said a Russian offer to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to place his government's chemical weapons under international control increased the odds of putting off a limited military strike that he is considering, but voiced skepticism about the plan.
The strike had been proposed in response to evidence showing the Assad government was behind an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1,400 Syrian civilians, including children.
The Federal Reserve is scheduled to begin a two-day policy meeting on Sept. 17, at the conclusion of which many market participants expect the central bank to announce it will begin to scale back its bond-buying program, which has been a major factor in the 18.1 percent gain in the S&P 500 this year.