US stocks open up with modest/mixed gains

NASDAQ leads the way. Dow near unchanged
A snapshot of other markets as US trading in stocks gets underway shows:
In the forex, the GBP remains the strongest of the major currencies, while the USD is the weakest. However, for the greenback, it is little changed vs. the EUR, JPY, CHF and NZD (all within 0.08% of being unchanged). The largest