The S&P 500 was flat in midday trading at 2,151.84.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1% to 18,371.71.
The NASDAQ was down 0.1% to 5,016.50.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond was down 2.8% to 1.47%.
The price of gold was up 0.7% to $1,344.
AGRICULTURE
Newport Beach-based American Vanguard Corp. was down 4.8% to $15.55 and a $471 million market cap. The pesticide maker’s shares were downgraded to “hold” at BB&T Capital.
HEALTHCARE
Costa Mesa-based Nemus Bioscience Inc. was down 16% to 55 cents and an $11 million market cap on high volume. The company develops cannabis-based therapeutic products.
