The Dow was down 72 points, or 0.2%, as some of its largest stocks by weight like Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth Group were on the decline. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.8%. "Traders appear to be gauging the potential impact of a new Trump administration’s policies on the economy, and the possibility that the Fed may slow down its rate-cutting campaign," writes Chris Larkin, managing director, trading and investing at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley.