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WALL STREET MIXED EARLY; CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY LEADS S&P 500

The three major U.S. stock indexes are see-sawing in early trading on Wednesday, with consumer discretionary shares helping to boost the S&P 500 .SPX, while the Nasdaq .IXIC is slightly lower.

Technology .SPLRCT is down, extending recent losses.

Shares of Micron Technology MU.O are down 0.1%. The company's quarterly results, due after the closing bell, are well anticipated.

The consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD is up 1.5%, with shares of Amazon AMZN.O gaining 1.5%.

Investors are watching closely developments in the Middle East after the United States and Iran signed an initial agreement last week to end the war. Israel's defense minister on Wednesday said Israeli troops will not withdraw from southern Lebanon.

Here is the early market snapshot:

(Caroline Valetkevitch)

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