Updated from 12:18 p.m. EST
A day before the presidential election, stocks on Wall Street were experiencing mixed trading Monday, as traders prepared for another week of quarterly earnings. Some bearish economic data releases were also tempering investor enthusiasm.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lately gaining 10 points at 9334, and the S&P 500 was lower by 1.4 points at 967. The Nasdaq gained 10 points to 1731.
The election is potentially significant in that there's a chance that Democrats will control the House, the Senate and the presidency, said Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist at RidgeWorth Capital Management. "The market would be very happy if we had gridlock, because that would reduce the chances that there would be significant rule changes," said Gayle. ...
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