03:45 PM EST, 11/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were mixed ahead of Wednesday's close as investors parsed the latest corporate earnings and awaited Nvidia's (NVDA) results.

The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.3% at 18,937.2, while the S&P 500 fell 0.1% to 5,911.5. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% to 43,398.8. Among sectors, consumer discretionary saw the steepest decline, while health care led the gainers.

Chip-making giant Nvidia is scheduled to report its fiscal Q3 results after the closing bell, along with companies such as Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Snowflake (SNOW).

Target ( TGT ) shares slumped following its latest results, while Keysight Technologies ( KEYS ) saw a gain.

The US 10-year yield rose 3.3 basis points to 4.41%, while the two-year rate added four basis points to 4.31%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil was down 0.6% at $68.95 a barrel.