The main US stock market indices opened little changed on Tuesday after closing lower in the previous session, evading the year-end festive sentiment so far.

S&P 500 opened 0.02% or 1.62 points lower at 6,904.12, after closing 0.35% lower on Monday.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite opened 0.05% or 11.78 points lower at 23,462.57, and Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 0.04% or 18.22 points lower at 48,443.71.

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