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US close: Stocks mixed as traders await CPI reading, Q2 earnings
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.08% at 39,344.79, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.10% to 5,572.85 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 0.28% firmer at 18,403.74. The Dow closed 31.08 points lower on Monday, taking a bite …