NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned negative on Monday as investors pulled back after pushing indexes up about 1 percent on better-than-expected data on manufacturing and pending home sales.
* "Some investors could be saying lock in (profits), why take the risk?" said Kurt Brunner, portfolio manager at Swarthmore Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Particularly after Friday was a freefall, at least in the near term it's heavier in terms of sentiment being more negative than positive."
* The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was still up 8.69 points, or 0.09 percent, at 9,721.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was off 2.52 points, or 0.24 percent, to 1,033.67. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gave up 6.79 points, or 0.33 percent, at 2,038.32. (Reporting by Leah Schnurr, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)