June 30, 2104- Stocks Close Flat on Mixed Economic Data

Stocks showed a lack of direction throughout the trading day on Monday, as traders seemed reluctant to make any significant moves. The choppy trading came on the heels of the mixed performance shown by the markets last week. The major averages eventually ended the day on opposite sides of the unchanged line. While the Nasdaq rose 10.25 points or 0.2 percent to 4,408.18, the Dow dipped 25.24 points or 0.2 percent to 16,826.60 and the S&P 500 edged down 0.73 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 1,960.23. The lackluster performance on Wall Street partly reflected continued uncertainty about the outlook for the markets ahead of the release of some key economic data later in the week.