NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes fluctuated in early trading Tuesday as investors tried to predict the Fed's next move.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose five points at 15,340 shortly after 10:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index gave up a point to hit 1,666. The Nasdaq composite slid five points to 3,490, a drop of 0.2 percent.

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