Wall Street opens flat; Fed minutes awaited

Stock market

U.S. stocks opened little changed on Wednesday as investors held off from making big bets ahead of the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve's July policy meeting.

The Dow Jones industrial average (DJI) was down 9.96 points, or 0.05 percent, at 18,542.06, the S&P 500 (SPX) was down 0.43 points, or 0.02 percent, at 2,177.72 and the Nasdaq Composite index (IXIC) was up 1.51 points, or 0.03 percent, at 5,228.62.

Source by Reuters