Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Wednesday as investors fretted over early rate hikes by the Federal Reserve after strong retail earnings and data showed an economic recovery was on track.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 17.48 points, or 0.05 per cent, at the open to 36,159.70.
The S&P 500 opened higher by 0.60 points, or 0.01 per cent, at 4,701.50, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.24 points to 15,973.62 at the opening bell.