Major U.S. stock-indexes little changed. Strong results from Facebook and a flurry of dealmaking helped U.S. stocks pare early losses caused by a surprising decision by the Bank of Japan to hold off from expanding monetary stimulus. Facebook (FB) jumped as much as 8% after the company reported a 50% rise in revenue. The stock provided the biggest boost to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Bank Of Japan decision to hold steady in the face of soft global demand and a rise in the yen was particularly jarring for markets after media reports that the central bank wanted to go deeper into negative interest rates.

Dow stocks mixed (15 in positive area, 15 on negative area). Top looser - Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO, -1,40%). Top gainer - General Electric Company (GE, +0,71%).

S&P sectors mixed. Top looser - Financial (-0,3%). Top gainer - Basic Materials (+0,6%).

At the moment:

Dow 17931.00 -32.00 -0.18%

S&P 500 2092.00 +1.25 +0.06%

Nasdaq 100 4423.00 -0.75 -0.02%

Oil 45.79 +0.46 +1.01%

Gold 1266.00 +15.60 +1.25%

U.S. 10yr 1.86 +0.00