 "A Wall Street sign is pictured in the rain outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York.")
US stocks were little changed at the open on Wednesday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve's decision on a rate increase.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 12.56 points, or 0.08%, to 16,612.41, the S&P 500 gained 1.92 points, or 0.1%, to 1,980.01 and the Nasdaq composite added 1.37 points, or 0.03%, to 4,861.89.
