NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. markets were mixed Thursday morning, following a downward slide Wednesday that reached from Asia to Europe to the United States.
Bank of America said Wednesday it lost $5.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $2.4 billion for the year. Investment bank Morgan Stanley said it earned $413 million in the fourth quarter and $1.15 billion for the year.
In midmorning trading Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 15.26 points, 0.14 percent, to 10,587.89. The Standard & Poor's 500 added 0.17 percent, 1.98 points, to 1,140.02. The Nasdaq composite index added 0.66 percent, 15.21 points, to 2,306.46.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bill fell 4/32 to yield 3.669 percent.
The euro fell to $1.4101 from Wednesday's $1.4104. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 91.74 yen from Wednesday's 91.23 yen.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index added 1.22 percent, 130.89, to 10,868.41.
