US open: Dow Jones extends losses at the bell

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Tuesday after both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite registered fresh record highs in December's maiden session.

As of 1515 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.19% at 44,696.50, while the S&P 500 lost 0.04% to 6,044.84 and the Nasdaq Composite came out the gate 0.11% firmer at 19,425.96.

The Dow opened 85.50 points lower on Tuesday, extending losses recorded in the previous session.

Tuesday's primary focus will likely be news that job openings rose to 7.74m in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from a downwardly revised 7.37m in September and above market expectations for a reading of 7.48m. Meanwhile, the number of hires and total separations was little changed at 5.3m, with quits at 3.3m and layoffs and discharges at 1.6m.

In corporate news, shares in AI server business Super Micro Computer traded higher on the back of news that a special committee had found "no evidence of misconduct" at the firm.

Still to come, Salesforce will report earnings after the close.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Dow Jones - Risers

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $609.18 1.24%

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) $44.28 0.97%

Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) $101.45 0.83%

JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $248.23 0.80%

Apple Inc. (AAPL) $240.68 0.45%

Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $279.15 0.38%

American Express Co. (AXP) $303.25 0.33%

International Business Machines Corporation (CDI) (IBM) $227.45 0.03%

Dowdupont Inc. (DWDP) $0.00 0.00%

Walmart Inc. (WMT) $92.64 -0.01%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Intel Corp. (INTC) $23.16 -3.42%

Nike Inc. (NKE) $78.04 -1.40%

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $8.89 -1.39%

Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $177.81 -1.14%

3M Co. (MMM) $131.40 -1.12%

Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $116.12 -1.04%

Visa Inc. (V) $314.02 -0.90%

Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $262.09 -0.80%

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $153.87 -0.79%

Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $63.20 -0.68%

S&P 500 - Risers

AT&T Inc. (T) $23.85 5.07%

Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $102.88 4.40%

Centerpoint Energy Inc. (CNP) $32.74 2.36%

CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) $92.70 1.91%

Sysco Corp. (SYY) $77.72 1.90%

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) $813.39 1.70%

AES Corp. (AES) $13.20 1.50%

Citigroup Inc. (C) $72.40 1.42%

Sempra Energy (SRE) $93.35 1.36%

Carnival Corp. (CCL) $26.32 1.27%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Foot Locker Inc. (FL) $24.11 -4.10%

Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) $67.61 -3.83%

Teleflex Inc. (TFX) $187.53 -3.49%

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) $1.14 -3.39%

Intel Corp. (INTC) $23.16 -3.24%

Accenture Plc (ACN) $349.81 -3.20%

DENTSPLY Sirona Inc. (XRAY) $19.20 -3.13%

Macy's Inc. (M) $16.43 -2.95%

Seagate Technology Plc (STX) $100.22 -2.85%

AFLAC Inc. (AFL) $108.32 -2.76%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $102.88 4.40%

Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) $67.92 4.09%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) $184.73 1.40%

Workday, Inc. (WDAY) $254.21 1.10%

PACCAR Inc. (PCAR) $117.27 0.89%

Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) $397.66 0.82%

Vodafone Group Plc ADS (VOD) $8.92 0.56%

Apple Inc. (AAPL) $240.90 0.55%

NetEase Inc. Ads (NTES) $89.35 0.54%

Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) $979.99 0.51%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Qurate Retail Inc. (QRTEA) $0.42 -4.17%

Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) $67.61 -3.83%

Intel Corp. (INTC) $23.16 -3.24%

DENTSPLY Sirona Inc. (XRAY) $19.20 -3.13%

Seagate Technology Plc (STX) $100.22 -2.85%

Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) $285.99 -2.29%

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $94.10 -2.14%

Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) $63.90 -1.76%

Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) $198.23 -1.76%

Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) $85.06 -1.70%