NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened flat on Tuesday as the market remains hostage to negotiations in Washington on how to avert a "fiscal cliff" that could push the U.S. economy into recession.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> shed 1.38 points, or 0.01 percent, to 12,964.22. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> lost 0.92 points, or 0.07 percent, to 1,408.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> dipped 3.94 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,998.26.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
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