At the close of trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 17.31 points (0.13 percent) at 13,579.62.

The S&P 500 lost 0.11 (0.01 percent) to 1,460.15, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 4.00 (0.13 percent) to 3,193.24.

Trade was heavy in Coca-Cola, which fell 1.6 percent, and also in IBM, which slipped 0.1 percent.