Stocks held near the flat line Wednesday in afternoon trading as earnings reports and the Fed remained the primary focus.
XAutoplay: On | OffThe Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 eked out gains of around 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite eased 0.4%. Small caps lagged badly, with the Russell 2000 down 0.8%. Volume on the NYSE and Nasdaq was tracking higher than Tuesday’s levels, more so on the NYSE.