Wall Street ends mixed as inflation data supports rate worries

The S&P 500 declined 0.03% to end at 4,136.17 points, the Nasdaq gained 0.57% at 11,960.15 points, while Dow declined 0.46% to 34,089.40 points. — Reuters

BENGALURU: Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Tuesday after US consumer price data for January offered little to change expectations about the Federal Reserve's path forward on interest rate hikes.

US consumer prices accelerated as Americans continued to be burdened by higher rental housing costs, suggesting that the Fed will maintain its fight against inflation.