NEW YORK: Wall Street shares ended little changed Wednesday with investors cautious about the economic outlook at the kickoff of the corporate earning

NEW YORK: Wall Street shares ended little changed Wednesday with investors cautious about the economic outlook at the kickoff of the corporate earnings season.The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended with a gain of 14.81 points (0.18 per cent) to 8,178.41, after wobbling in and out of positive territory.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite eked out a gain of 1.00 points (0.06 per cent) to 1,747.17 and the broad-market Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 1.47 points (0.17 per cent) to 879.56.

Analysts at Charles Schwab & Co said that in the absence of fresh economic news, the market awaited the kickoff of corporate earnings seasons for clues on an economic recovery.
“Corporate bottom lines are likely to come under scrutiny this season as the Street is looking for signs of growth outside of aggressive cost cutting,” the analysts said.-- AFP