U.S. stock indexes slip on August 10, Nasdaq falls 0.32%

U.S. stock benchmarks closed slightly lower on August 10, with the Nasdaq Composite Index leading the declines. Gate market data showed the Dow Jones Index fell 61.3 points, or 0.11%, to 53,975.63, while the S&P 500 Index lost 4.62 points, or 0.06%, to 7,753.02. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 85.26 points, or 0.32%, to 26,605.36. The moves pointed to a broadly softer session for equities, though the declines were modest across the major indexes.