NEW YORK—Wall Street closed Tuesday almost exactly where it began after a mixed set of profit reports led to a quiet, meandering day of trading.
The S&P 500 edged up by 3.55 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,154.87 after drifting between small gains and losses throughout the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 10.55, or less than 0.1 percent, to 33,976.63, and the Nasdaq composite was down 4.31, or less than 0.1 percent, at 12,153.41.
Lockheed Martin was one of Wall Street’s bigger gainers. It climbed 2.4 percent after reporting a profit for the latest quarter that topped analysts’ expectations.
Bank of America rose 0.6 percent after its better-than-expected profit report led to an up-and-down day of trading. The majority of companies have been beating forecasts so far in the early days of this reporting season….