Wall St opens flat ahead of Christmas break

Wall Street indexes opened nearly flat in shortened Christmas Eve trading on Wednesday, as traders wait to see whether stocks can extend record gains in a seasonally strong stretch for markets.

At 09:30 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 42.67 points, or 0.09 percent, to 48,399.74. The S&P 500 lost 0.70 points, or 0.01 percent, to 6,909.09, and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 25.58 points, or 0.06 percent, to 23,542.31 points.

Reuters