US STOCKS SNAPSHOT - Market opens flat on fiscal cliff paralysis
NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday as the market remains hostage to negotiations in Washington on how to avert a "fiscal cliff" that could push the U.S. economy into recession.
The Dow Jones industrial average shed 1.38 points, or 0.01 percent, to 12,964.22. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 0.92 points, or 0.07 percent, to 1,408.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 3.94 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,998.26.
NEW YORK, Dec 4- U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday as the market remains hostage to negotiations in Washington on how to avert a "fiscal cliff" that could push the U.S. economy into recession. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 1.38 points, or 0.01 percent, to 12,964.22. The Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 3.94 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,998.26.