U.S. stocks give back early gains; Nasdaq edges lower

The Dow was flat, at around 43,940 as of 10:20 a.m. Eastern time after hitting a session high of 44,027 following the opening bell.

The Nasdaq Composite was losing 0.3%, to 19,219.

The S&P 500 was off 0.1%, at 5,976, pressured by the 0.7% drop in the communication services sector and the 0.5% decline in energy stocks.