Stock market today: Stocks open mixed as focus turns to inflation data

News Snapshot:

US stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with techs serving as a bright spot while Wall Street kicked off a holiday-shortened week by focusing on a coming inflation report watched closely by the Federal Reserve. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) was up about 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) added roughly 0.4% after solid closing gains on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), which lists fewer tech names, slipped 0.3%. The major gauges are regrouping after a volatile week as traders return from the Memorial Day break. Stocks have been buffeted back and forth by two impulses: fading optimism...