April is off to a mixed start in stocks

April is off to a mixed start in stocks

April is historically the strongest month for the S&P and the NASDAQ index. On the first day of the three-month, the results were mixed with S&P was lower on the day, while the NASDAQ was higher. The Dow Industrial Average Russell 2000 both fell as well. The final numbers are showing: - Dow industrial average fell -240.52 points or -0.60% at 39566.84 - S&P index fell -10.58 points were -0.20% at 5243.78 - NASDAQ index rose 17.37 points or 0.11% …