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U.S. stocks kick off August mostly down at the open after S&P 500’s five straight months of gains

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U.S. stocks opened mostly lower Tuesday, kicking off August with modest losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was about flat soon after the opening bell:

U.S. stocks opened mostly lower Tuesday, kicking off August with modest losses after the S&P 500 booked five straight months of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.09% was about flat soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.

36% slipped 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.75% fell 0.6%, according to FactSet data, at last check. Investors are awaiting fresh economic data on manufacturing, job openings and construction spending, all of which will be released Tuesday morning.

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