12.05pm: Stocks waiver amid tech earnings US indices were mixed around midday on Wednesday as disappointing ADP private payroll figures offset strong earnings from leading tech from Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). At noon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dropped by 12 points, a flatline change in percentage terms, at 35,393, alongside the Nasdaq Composite which shed 0.2%, but the S&P 500 index held gains of 0.2%.