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US stocks mostly lower in midday trade; LendingTree rockets

FILE - This Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks were largely steady on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, after gains in Asian trading, as investors hoped major central banks will maintain or expand their monetary stimulus policies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE - This Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks were largely steady on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, after gains in Asian trading, as investors hoped major central banks will maintain or expand their monetary stimulus policies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) FILE - This Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, file photo, shows the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks were largely steady on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, after gains in Asian trading, as investors hoped major central banks will maintain or expand their monetary stimulus policies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks are mostly lower in midday trading as traders look ahead to a busy week of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting.

Housing stocks fell Monday after a surprise drop in new home sales last month. D.R. Horton gave up 2.5 percent.

LendingTree rose sharply after the online mortgage broker reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter.

The Dow Jones industrial average edged down 20 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,627 as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell four points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,070. The Nasdaq composite was little changed at 5,030.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.06 percent.