Stocks were mostly higher in early action, thought the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged behind its peers, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite touching all-time intraday highs. The Dow
DJIA,
-0.36%
was off 38 points, or 0.1%, near 34,395, while the S&P 500
SPX,
-0.04%
rose 0.2% to 4,287.14 after posting a record close on Friday. The Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
+0.52%
gained 0.6% to 14,446.
