U.S. markets mixed Tuesday

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. markets wavered Tuesday after a strong rally Monday that sent the Dow Jones industrial average up 203 points.

A day with no major government reports to ponder leaves investors to fend for themselves. Reports positive and negative -- the gross domestic product up 3.5 percent in third quarter versus rising unemployment -- have not stopped markets from steaming ahead in recent sessions.

Tuesday was more tentative.

In early afternoon trading, the DJIA gained 0.2 percent, 20.03 points, to 10,246.97. The Standard & Poor's 500 lost 0.01 percent, 0.07 points, to 1,093.01. The Nasdaq composite index shed 0.14 percent, 2.98 points, to 2,151.08.

On the New York Stock Exchange, 1,269 stocks advanced and 1,748 declined on a volume of 4.3 billion shares traded.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury lost 2/32 to yield 3.478 percent.

The euro fell to $1.4982 from Monday's $1.4988. Against the yen, the dollar fell to 89.83 yen from Monday's 90.01 yen.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index rose 0.63 percent, 61.74, to 9,870.73.

In Britain, the FTSE 100 index lost 0.09 percent, 4.63 points, to 5,230.55.