LIVE MARKETS-Main US indexes little changed, but industrials, financials not far from fresh records

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MAIN US INDEXES EDGE UP; INDUSTRIALS, FINANCIALS NOT FAR FROM FRESH RECORDS

Wall Street's main indexes are little changed early on Wednesday after the week's strong start as soft inflation data and the U.S.-China tariff truce boosted sentiment, while Donald Trump's Gulf tour stoked expectations of additional trade agreements.

That said, a majority of S&P 500 .SPX sectors are lower with materials .SPLRCM and utilities .SPLRCU both down around 1%.

Tech .SPLRCT, up just 0.5%, is the leading gainer.

Of note, the S&P 500 index is now down just 4.2% from its record closing high. The Dow .DJI is off 6.4% from its record finish, and the Nasdaq .IXIC is down 5.6% from its record close.

In terms of S&P 500 sectors, industrials .SPLRCI is the closest to a fresh record close, down only around 2%. Financials .SPSY are on its heels, off around 2.5% from its record finish.

Here is a snapshot of where markets stood just shortly before 09:45 a.m. ET:

(Terence Gabriel)

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