U.S. stocks were little changed
U.S. stocks were little changed, after erasing an earlier gain, amid concern that policy makers can’t agree on measures to contain Europe’s debt crisis.
Dow 11,258.31 +67.62 +0.60%, Nasdaq 2,550 +2.93 +0.12%, S&P 500 1,178 +2.60 +0.22%.
Alcoa Inc. and DuPont Co. dropped more than 1.5 percent, leading declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. lost at least 0.7 percent, as financial shares tumbled. Amazon.com Inc. rose 3.1 percent after unveiling its Kindle Fire tablet computer.