Stocks meandered to a mixed close on Wall Street as traders made their final moves before several potentially market-moving reports later in the week.
The S&P 500 edged up 0.1 percent Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, and the Nasdaq composite inched up 0.3 percent.
Treasury yields eased in the bond market ahead of Wednesday’s highly anticipated update on inflation at the U.S. consumer level. This week will also bring other inflation data, and several big U.S. companies including JPMorgan Chase and Delta Air Lines will deliver their profit reports for the first three months of the year.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 rose 7.52 points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,209.91.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9.13 points, less than 0.1 percent, to 38,883.67.
The Nasdaq composite rose 52.68 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,306.64.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 7.09 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,080.80.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 5.57 points, or 0.1 percent.
The Dow is down 20.37 points, or 0.1 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 58.12 points, or 0.4 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 17.33 points, or 0.8 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 440.08 points, or 9.2 percent.
The Dow is up 1,194.13 points, or 3.2 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 1,295.29 points, or 8.6 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 53.73 points, or 2.7 percent.
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