Wall Street edges higher, searches for catalyst (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? U.S. stocks ended little changed on Monday after four weeks of losses as investors were hesitant to take big risks without a catalyst for buying.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) rose 36.85 points, or 0.34 percent, to end unofficially at 10,854.50. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) inched up just 0.28 of a point, or 0.02 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,123.81. The Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) gained 3.54 points, or 0.15 percent, to finish unofficially at 2,345.38.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110822/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks

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