Wall Street ended an uneasy session mostly lower today and bond prices tumbled after the Federal Reserve suggested it might not be finished raising interest rates if they are needed to fight inflation caused by soaring energy and commodities prices.

US stocks finished mixed in post-holiday trading today as Wall Street meandered through a lacklustre day.

A steady unemployment picture boosted Wall Street’s confidence in the US economy today, lifting stocks moderately higher and giving the major indexes a gain for the shortened trading week.