U.S. stocks mixed and quiet on low volume

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks were flat Thursday on falling oil prices and jobless claims during a session marked by low volumes and small movements.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 28.89 or 0.27 percent to 10,800.30 on a volume of 601.1 million shares. The Nasdaq composite rose 1.34 or 0.06 percent to 2,178.34, and the Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.10 or 0.01 percent to 1,213.55.

Positively, oil fell slightly and the Labor Department said initial jobless claims fell more than expected, the Wall Street Journal reported. But negatively, the Chicago Purchasing Managers index, a gauge of Midwest manufacturing, fell this month.

The 10-year Treasury note added 17/32, or $5.31 cents for each $1,000 invested, for a 4.27 percent yield.