Nov 27 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq extended

declines on Wednesday as investors assessed an in-line inflation

report, although the figure was still above the Federal

Reserve's 2% target.

A Commerce Department report showed the Personal Consumption

Expenditure index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, rose by

an expected 2.3% in October on an annual basis. On a monthly

basis, it rose 0.2%, in line with economists' expectations.

At 10:03 a.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose

47.83 points, or 0.11%, to 44,908.14, the S&P 500 lost

8.68 points, or 0.14%, to 6,012.95 and the Nasdaq Composite

lost 87.31 points, or 0.46%, to 19,088.26.