Tech and retail stocks weigh on Dow as S&P 500 and Nasdaq make small gains

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 45.74 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 34,945.47, the S&P 500 gained 5.36 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 4,508.24 and the Nasdaq Composite added 9.84 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 14,113.67. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq managed to eke out tiny gains yesterday while the Dow Industrial Average ended slightly lower with pressure from tech and retail bellwethers Cisco and Walmart after disappointing forecasts.