NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed after the open on Monday ahead of business activity and home sales data, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes set to close a sixth straight quarter of gains - a streak not seen in more than 14 years.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 15.28 points, or 0.09 percent, to 16,836.56, the S&P 500 lost 0.42 points, or 0.02 percent, to 1,960.54 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.12 points to 4,397.81.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Bernadette Baum)