Little change in US stocks

US stocks wound up pretty much where they started after a report of modest hiring gains at US businesses failed to excite investors.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 closed down a fraction of a point at 1,873 today. The index closed at an all-time high the day before as tensions eased in Ukraine.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 35 points, or 0.2%, to 16,360. The Nasdaq composite edged up six points, or 0.1%, to 4,357.

Payroll processor ADP said U.S. businesses added 139,000 jobs last month, up slightly from January.

Exxon Mobil fell 3%. The company said it would cut capital spending this year.

Brown-Forman rose 4% after the company reported better sales of its flagship Jack Daniel’s brand and other liquors.