Wall St shares expected to open flat

Share prices are expected to open flat, as investors digest the latest batch of fourth-quarter corporate earnings and wait for the Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates tomorrow, dealers said.

At 8.55 am, the DJIA March futures contract was up 13.00 points at 9,880.00, the S&P 500 March futures contract was up 0.20 at 1,135.70. The Nasdaq 100 March futures contract was up 6.50 points at 1,579.00.