The U.S. stock market was down only slightly today after the release of a report on durable goods. Just after the opening bell, major indexes were mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 14 points, or 0.1%, trading just under 11400. The S&P 500 rose 0.37 point to 1271.88. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.1% to 2359.92. Orders for durable goods increased 1.3% last month to a seasonally adjusted $219.26 billion, the Commerce Department said early Wednesday. Some of the jump was due to stronger demand for aircraft, but even excluding transportation sector bookings, all other orders rose 0.7 percent.
