The Dow Jones index was down 0.02% to 38,874.62 points and the Nasdaq was down 0.37% to 16,272.56 points.
The broader S&P 500 index fell 0.28% to 5,173.42 points.
“The market is in a wait-and-see position,” said analyst Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investments, quoted by AFP.
No major indicators are expected to be published today or on Thursday, as the corporate earnings season draws to a close.
Uber was down 5.91%, after publishing results that were lower than expected by the market, mainly due to write-downs on shareholdings.
On the other hand, its competitor Lyft was up 9.56%, after beating expectations and announcing more ambitious forecasts than expected.
The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds rose to 4.48%, after closing at 4.45% the day before.
The price of WTI (West Texas Intermediate) oil, the benchmark in the United States, began trading in New York down 1% to 77.58 dollars a barrel, awaiting weekly data on US reserves.
In the previous session, the New York Stock Exchange closed mixed, but with minimal variations, without any relevant stimuli.
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