Stocks drift sideways at midday after hiring slows

By The Associated Press

Published September 5, 2014 4:03pm ET

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Stocks drift sideways at midday after hiring slows — FILE - This April 22, 2010 file photo, shows a Wall Street sign in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks were mixed in early trading on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, after the government reported that U.S. employers added fewer jobs than forecast in August. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) | Mark Lennihan

The stock market is drifting sideways at midday following news that U.S. job growth slowed last month.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which moves in the opposite direction of price, fell to 2.42 percent from 2.45 late Thursday.

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