U.S. stocks mostly higher; blue chips slide

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. equities were mixed Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagging behind and the other two major benchmarks managing to hold on to modest gains after varied macroeconomic reports
The blue-chip index ended 7.36 points lower, or 0.1%, at 13,164.78
The S&P 500 was up 1.6 point, or 0.1%, at 1,405.53
The Nasdaq ended 13.95 points higher, or 0.5%, at 3,030.93