Markets mixed at the close

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NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. stock markets were mixed Monday, with equities lower in Asia and higher in Europe.

By close of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.56 percent, 71.82 points to 12,921.41. The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index shed 0.76 percent, 22.93 points, to 2,988.40. The Standard and Poor's 500 index was off slightly, down 0.05 percent, 0.69 points, to 1,369.57.

On the New York Stock Exchange, 1,728 stocks advanced and 1,302 declined on a volume of 2.3 billion shares traded.

The 10-year treasury note was yielding 1.983 percent.

The euro rose to $1.3132 from Friday's $1.3078. Against the yen, the dollar fell to 80.42 yen from Friday's 80.92 yen.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.74 percent, 167.35, to 9,470.64.

In London, the FTSE 100 index gained 0.26 percent, 14.49, to 5,666.28.