: U.S. stocks open mostly lower after Labor Day weekend

U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down slightly after the three-day weekend celebrating Labor Day, as investors returned to a light day on the economic calendar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA was struggling for direction soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP fell 0.3%, according to FactSet data, at last check. As for U.S. economic data, a report on factory orders is scheduled to be released at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Last week, the S&P 500 booked its biggest weekly gain since June as investors on Friday sifted through the nonfarm payrolls report for August.

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