NEW YORK, July 27 (UPI) --
U.S. markets started lower Monday after the Nikkei 225 in Japan closed with a ninth straight day of gains.
The Nikkei average gained 144.11 points, 0.56 percent, to 10,088.66, breaking the 10,000 point mark for the first time since mid-June.
In midmorning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 6.5 points, 0.07 percent, to 9,086.74. The S&P 500 lost 0.09 percent, 0.92 points, to 978.34. The Nasdaq composite shed 3.42 points, 0.17 percent, to 1,962.54.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury fell 23/32 to yield 3.747 percent.
The euro rose to $1.4251, compared to Friday's $1.4215. The dollar rose to 95.17 yen, compared to Friday's 94.77 yen.
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