· The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11.15 points, or 0.05 percent, to 24,311.19, the S&P 500 gained 2.97 points, or 0.11 percent, to 2,669.91 and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.12 points, or 0.02 percent, to 7,119.80.
Wall Street closed nearly flat on Friday as inflation worries and struggling technology and energy stocks were offset by an advance in the consumer discretionary sector led by Amazon.
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• Asian stocks posted cautious gains on the last trading day of the month.
South Korea's benchmark Kospi index gained 0.58 percent, with gains seen in banks, retailers and steelmakers in the morning. Technology names were mixed in early trade.
Markets in Asia had closed higher in the prior session as investors digested a historic inter-Korea summit, which saw leaders of North and South Korea pledge to achieve peace.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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