US stocks fluctuated at the opening bell on Friday as Wall Street kicked off trading in 2026 after its third consecutive year of double-digit percentage gains. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) gained about 0.2% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lost about 0.3% and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped below the flat line after opening higher. Markets are coming off a sputtering end to a roller-coaster 2025 that nevertheless ended with sizable gains for the major indexes. The benchma ...