Tuesday's afternoon trade: market flat in choppy trade

US stocks were little changed in choppy trade on Tuesday as uncertainty surrounding the eurozone debt crisis kept investors away from beaten-down shares after days of selling. Banks and energy stocks helped offset early losses, holding the major indexes near break-even. Investors, worried about the eurozone's debt crisis, want to see more evidence of good US earnings before taking the market higher, strategists said.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 4.88 points, or 0.04 percent, at 12,510.64. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 0.76 point, or 0.06 percent, at 1,320.25. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 9.95 points, or 0.36 percent, at 2,792.67.