Stocks open modestly lower after notching another round of records
U.S. stock benchmarks started the Tuesday session slightly lower, one day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 swept to fresh highs on robust economic data. The Dow lost 63 points, 0.2%, to open near 33,464, while the S&P 500 dipped 7 points, 0.2%, and traded near 4,071 Tuesday. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index was off 20 points, 0.1%, near 13,684. Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. gained 1.1% after the company released plans to start operating again after the COVID-19 pandemic left it and other cruise lines docked. Carnival Corporation shares also ticked higher.
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