US stocks opened flat on Tuesday after the S&P 500 closed out its best month since February, ahead of reports on the manufacturing sector.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2.25 points or 0.01 per cent, to 17,096.2, the S&P 500 gained 2.09 points or 0.1 per cent, to 2,005.46 and the Nasdaq Composite added 12.10 points or 0.26 per cent, to 4,592.38.

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