Wall Street's main indexes ended nearly flat on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation added a fresh wrinkle to the Federal Reserve's policy outlook as investors remained cautious in view of Nvidia earnings and the prolonged Iran war.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.01% to 7,676.29, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.06% to 26,136.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.21% to 53,463.88.