Midday Report: U.S. stocks mixed ahead of Easter break

11:41 am ET Apr 5, 2007

DJIA

12,521

-8.29

S&P

1,439

+0.48

NASDAQ

2,462

+3.39

10Yr

4.66%

+0.006

U.S. stocks mixed ahead of Easter break

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks were mixed in late morning trade Thursday, as the Dow Jones
Industrial Average broke from a 5-session winning streak, with price
action restrained ahead of the three-day Easter holiday.

Economic Report: U.S. first-time jobless claims up 11,000 in final week
of March

WASHINGTON
The number of Americans signing up for state unemployment benefits crept
back up last week, indicating some slack in the U.S. labor market, Labor
Department data showed Thursday.