• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI ended 0.01 percent higher at 24,360.21, while the S&P 500 .SPX ended down 0.03 percent to 2,671.92.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.02 percent to 7,266.90.
Wall Street cut losses to end little changed on Tuesday while energy stocks rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would quit the Iran nuclear deal, confirming what many investors had expected.
• The decision to leave the agreement with Iran is likely to raise the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upset America’s European allies and disrupt global oil supplies. Trump said he is willing to negotiate a new deal with Iran.
• “He’s not closed the door and shunned them. He wants a new deal. The door is open to try again, which is probably less harsh than what he could have said,” said Brian Battle, director of trading at Performance Trust Capital Partners in Chicago.
• Toward the end of the session, the stock market all but eliminated earlier losses.
• Asian stocks were listless on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, with most markets posting slight declines in morning trade.
Japan's Nikkei 225 declined 0.37 percent, as most sectors traded in negative territory, although gains were seen in the oil and mining sectors.
Elsewhere, South Korea's benchmark Kospi edged down by 0.14 percent. Despite the index's overall decline, gains were still seen in petroleum refiners, with S-Oil and SK Innovation up 1.42 percent and 1 percent, respectively.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC