US stocks mixed as private payrolls data released

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - Major US indexes kicked off the last trading day of June mixed on Wednesday with private payrolls rising this month but the previous month's figure was revised down.

The Dow Jones was up 63 points to 34,355 at 9.42 a.m. EDT (1342GMT). The S&P 500 rose 2 points to 4,293.

The Nasdaq was off 31 to 14,496.

The dollar index was up 0.2% to 92.20. VIX volatility index, also known as the fear index, rose 2.5% to 16.42.

The yield on the 10-year US Treasury, however, fell 1.7% to 1.455%.

Private payrolls increased 692,000 in June, according to ADP Research Institute. But the figure in May was revised down from 978,000 to 886,000.