U.S. stock indexes are feeling pressure from better-than-expected reports on the job market and business activity.

Stocks logged small gains Wednesday on two major indexes, despite uninspiring economic reports and some ominous words from the president-elect. The S&P 500 finished the day up 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.

U.S. stock indexes held firmer and finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected. The

Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday after shares slumped on Wall Street despite better-than-expected reports on the U.S. jobs market and business activity. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher.