Wall St ends mixed

U.S. stocks closed mixed despite earlier optimism over a meeting of EU finance ministers and a better-than-expected consumer confidence report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 32.62 points, or 0.28 per cent at 11,555.63.

The S&P 500 ended up 2.65 points, or 0.22 per cent at 1,195.20

Among key S&P sectors, energy gained, while technology shares lagged.
The Nasdaq slipped 11.83 points, or 0.47 per cent, to closed at 2,515.51.