Stock Market Today: Dow ends nearly flat as stocks eke out modest gains after Middle East tensions weigh on risk assets

Tech had the biggest gain in the S&P 500, up 0.8%, while energy rose 0.6%, according to FactSet data, at last check. The rest of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors were trading in the red, leaving the U.S. stock index with a slight 0.1% advance as it approached the closing bell.