• The Dow Jones industrial average was down 9.15 points, or 0.05 percent, at 19,881.85.
The S&P 500 was up 4.55 points, or 0.20 percent, at 2,274.99 and Nasdaq Composite was up 29.85 points, or 0.54 percent, at 5,577.34. It had hit a record high earlier in the day.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq trimmed early gains, but remained higher in early afternoon trading on Friday after strong earnings from large U.S. lenders that bode well for the rest of the earnings season.
The Dow was little changed, held back by a drop in consumer stocks after a report showed U.S. retail sales and core retail sales increased less than expected in December.
Trading volumes were light ahead of a three-day weekend.
Bank of America, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo all reported quarterly profits that beat analysts' expectations and expressed optimism about 2017 in their first public comments about earnings since the U.S. presidential election.
· The Dow Jones industrial average was down 9.15 points, or 0.05 percent, at 19,881.85.
The S&P 500 was up 4.55 points, or 0.20 percent, at 2,274.99 and Nasdaq Composite was up 29.85 points, or 0.54 percent, at 5,577.34. It had hit a record high earlier in the day.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq trimmed early gains, but remained higher in early afternoon trading on Friday after strong earnings from large U.S. lenders that bode well for the rest of the earnings season.
The Dow was little changed, held back by a drop in consumer stocks after a report showed U.S. retail sales and core retail sales increased less than expected in December.
Trading volumes were light ahead of a three-day weekend.
Bank of America, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo all reported quarterly profits that beat analysts' expectations and expressed optimism about 2017 in their first public comments about earnings since the U.S. presidential election.
· Sterling slid to three-month lows in Asia on Monday with investors again spooked by concerns over Britain's exit from the European Union, while U.S. policy uncertainty lingered ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
Regional share markets were hesitant with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up just 0.09 percent. Japan's Nikkei eased 0.3 percent, while Australia added 0.5 percent.
Reference: Reuters
• Sterling slid to three-month lows in Asia on Monday with investors again spooked by concerns over Britain's exit from the European Union, while U.S. policy uncertainty lingered ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
Regional share markets were hesitant with MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up just 0.09 percent. Japan's Nikkei eased 0.3 percent, while Australia added 0.5 percent.
Reference: Reuters
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