
U.S. stocks closed mixed in sluggish session overnight on mixed earnings reports,decline in weekly jobless claims, ahead of government's monthly job report due this Friday
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 11.05 points, or 0.09 per cent lower at 12,705.41.
The S&P 500 gained 1.45 points, or 0.11 per cent to close at 1,325.54.
Among key S&P sectors, banks and energy ended higher, while materials slipped.
The Nasdaq composite rose 11.41 points, or 0.40 per cent at 2859.68.