US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St loses ground on investor caution

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St loses ground on investor caution
Tue Jan 26, 2010 3:35pm EST
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NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks lost some ground on Tuesday, trading little changed, as optimism about the economic recovery and earnings season was tempered by caution over the political landscape.

Stocks

* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI added 28.12 points, or 0.28 percent, to 10,224.98. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX was off 0.43 point, or 0.04 percent, to 1,096.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC edged up 0.50 point, or 0.02 percent, at 2,211.30. (Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

(Reuters)