The New York Stock Exchange was trading just above balance after opening slightly lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones index gained 0.04%, the Nasdaq took 0.03% and the broader S&P 500 index fell 0.10%.
At the opening, the indices were moving all the more in the red. The day before, after mixed news on the side of the activity of services in the U.S., the Dow Jones had dropped 0.59%. The Nasdaq, dominated by technology, had given up 0.09% to 13,229.43 points.