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The dollar was mixed in light year-end trading Wednesday after a report on Midwest manufacturing showed that production and new orders increased and employment improved.

In this Dec. 11, 2009 photo, a statue of George Washington overlooks Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, and a Christmas tree, in New York. Stocks were mostly lower in early trading Wednesday, Dec. 30, as a stronger dollar weighed on commodities prices.

(AP:NEW YORK) Stocks wavered in a narrow range Wednesday as good news on manufacturing helped offset a drop in commodities prices. The market got support from a key economic indicator that signaled growth in the Midwest manufacturing industry for a third straight month.

Stocks wavered in a narrow range Wednesday as good news on manufacturing helped offset a drop in commodities prices.