Stock Market News Today: Markets muted to kick off first full week of September (SP500)

News Snapshot:

Coming off the long Labor Day weekend, U.S. stocks on Tuesday traded just under the flatline. With a light domestic economic calendar and muted news flow, market participants parsed global developments. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP.IND) was slightly lower by 0.03% to 14,026.92 points in mid-day trade. The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) was down 0.14% to 4,509.25 points, and the blue-chip Dow (DJI) slipped 0.12% to 34,794.49 points. Of the 11 S&P sectors, eight were in negative territory, led by Utilities and Industrials. Energy topped the gainers. The S&P 500 (SP500) last week surged 2.5%, helped by a host of...