Investing.com - U.S. stocks edged lower early Wednesday as the market took a breather before the Christmas holiday.
The DJI was off 0.05 at 09:45 ET after closing just shy of the 20,000 mark on Tuesday.
The S&P 500 lost 0.12%.The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite shed 0.11%.
The dollar index retreated from 14-year highs on profit-taking.
Oil mixed amid expectations of a sizable fall in U.S. crude stocks.
U.S. Treasury yields were lower. The 10-year hovers near 2.55%.