Wall Street holds steady at the open as rate concerns linger

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding relatively steady Monday as Wall Street's worries about higher interest rates and the bond market relax a little. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher early Monday after coming off its first winning week in the last four. The Dow and the Nasdaq also rose. Treasury yields eased lower. The stock market has found some footing over the last week after a roller-coaster start to the year where a swift rise gave way to a sharp tumble. At the center of it all has been high inflation and expectations for what the Federal Reserve…