U.S. stocks open mixed, with Dow up slightly

U.S. stocks opened mixed Monday, as investors digested fresh data showing a rise in manufacturing activity in New York State this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.13%
was up 0.1% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500
SPX,
+0.04%
was about flat and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
-0.06%
dipped 0.1%, according to FactSet data at last check. The New York Fed’s Empire State business conditions index, a gauge of manufacturing activity in the state, has jumped in April to 10.8. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had expected a reading of negative 15. Last week, all three major U.S. stock benchmarks booked gains as big Wall Street banks on Friday kicked off earnings season for the first quarter.