US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) open the last full trading week of September mixed, the Nasdaq Composite moving just below its flatline at the session's start as Wall Street continues to react to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's commentary on future interest rate cuts last week. Investors are also awaiting Nvidia's (NVDA) second quarter earnings due out Wednesday, August 28.

Seana Smith, Brad Smith, and Jared Blikre eye the market moves after the opening bell, focusing on the volatility index (^VIX), the small-cap Russell 2000 index (^RUT), and the S&P 500 Equal-Weight Index (^SPXEW).

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.