audience to get drive and education. the dow opens at 10,526 after dropping 17 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction. the nasdaq edged up four. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei added 217 points while in hong kong, the hang seng gained 29. stocks gave up their gains just after the closing bell yesterday. as skittish investors worried about the health of the global economy. fresh reports of waning confidence monger map investors coupled with stalled industrial production in some european countries weighed on investors minds. that made so-called safe bets like gold hot commodity. the precious metal traded at a record high above $1276 an ounce. quoeoverseas, japanese offis stepped in for the first time in six times to keep its economy in check. the move has pushed the yen