Wall Street’s key stock indices were muted on Wednesday ahead of a widely anticipated interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve later in the day.
At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 20.5 points, or 0.04%, to 45,778.4. The S&P 500 fell 1.9 points, or 0.03%, to 6,604.87, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.9 points, or flat, at 22,333.016.
