Stock Market Today: June off to a Guarded Start

The first trading day of June got off to a muted start at the opening of the stock market today . Shortly before noon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 34.66, or 0.23%, to 15,150.23. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 6.42, or 0.39%, to 1,624,32. The Nasdaq gave back 33.87, or 0.98%, to hit 3,422.04. Market participants were hoping for a rebound in today's stock market following Friday's steep sell-off. Jitters over tumbling Japanese stocks and worries about the Fed winding down its market-supportive bond-buying program sent stocks spiraling Friday, the last trading day of May. To continue reading, please click here...