The markets were flat in morning session. Analysts said the Fed chief, Janet Yellen, had told that bond trimming was on course. There were also good results of manufacturing companies. But even this did not help the New York brouses as there were concerns over the Ukraine crisis.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.22 point at 16,198.63, the S&P 500 went up by 0.49 point, at 1,845.65 and Nasdaq Composite rose 4.85 points, at 4,296.92.