Rising industrial shares offset a slump in the telecommunications and utilities sectors, leaving the S and P 500 slightly higher as investors weighed muted retail sales and other economic data.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index added one point, or 0.1 per cent, to 1521, extending its advance to a five-year high on Tuesday.
Source:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/us-stocks-mixed-as-bulls-and-bears-reach-stalemate/story-e6frg91o-1226577576643
