US stocks finish mixed

Stocks in the United States ended a listless session little changed today as cautious investors found few reasons to put money into the market, even as upbeat remarks on Alcoa and General Motors helped prop up the Dow Jones industrials.

Monday’s aimless trading followed steep losses late last week as Wall Street grew uneasy about the possibility of more interest rate rises from the Federal Reserve. On Friday, upbeat employment data fuelled worries about economic strength, another reason for the Fed to stay its course.