· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 33.76 points, or 0.15 percent, to 21,830.31, the S&P 500 .SPX lost3.32 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,472.1 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 7.51 points, or 0.12 percent, to6,374.68.
The Dow industrials, however, set a record high, buoyed by Chevron (CVX.N) after the energy company's results.
The S&P 500 slipped on Friday on negative reactions to earnings reports from high-profile names such as Amazon, Exxon and Starbucks and a drop in shares of tobacco companies.
· Major Asian indexes were mostly directionless in early Monday trade, after geopolitical tensions in the Korean Peninsula ramped up in recent days and the dollar slipped on the back of U.S. GDP figures Friday.
· Japan's Nikkei 225 edged down 0.07 percent and South Korea's Kospi was off by 0.06 percent in early trade.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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