FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.
  • US stocks close Wednesday's session on mixed footing. 
  • The S&P 500 was flat, and tech stocks pushed through rising bond yields. 
  • Tesla cut prices ahead of results, and Morgan Stanley pulled back after its earnings report. 

US stocks finished mixed on Wednesday as investors sifted through financial updates from banks while monitoring a climb in bond yields stoked by global inflation concerns.