US: Wall Street opens little changed; Yellen speech eyed

[NEW YORK] US stocks opened little changed on Monday as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, less than a week after the Fed raised interest rates for only the second time since the financial crisis.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 14.09 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 19,857.5.

The S&P 500 gained 2.37 points, or 0.104957 per cent, to 2,260.44.

The Nasdaq Composite added 4.94 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 5,442.10.

REUTERS