After moving to the downside early in the session, stocks have shown a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Tuesday. The major averages have climbed off their early lows and are currently little changed.
Currently, the major averages are on opposite sides of the unchanged line. While the Nasdaq is down 9.15 points or 0.1 percent at 15,256.74, the Dow is up 44.75 points or 0.1 percent at 35,444.59 and the S&P 500 is up 1.42 points or less than a tenth of a percent at 4,530.21.
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