(Reuters) -The New York Stock Exchange opened on small variations on Tuesday, investors showing caution before the publication of American employment figures later in the day.

In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index earns 12.76 points, or 0.03% to 45,527.71 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, increased from 0.08% to 6,500.63 points.

The Nasdaq Composite, which crossed a record level on Monday, takes 0.20%, or 43.94 points, at 21,842.64.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish a preliminary revision of employment figures for the 12 months until March 2:00 p.m. GMT, which will be closely followed by analysts looking for signs of slowing down the labor market and, consequently, arguments in favor of a drop in interest rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed) this month.

The latest indicators concerning the health of the labor market in the United States have already sowed doubt in the spirit of investors and managers of the Central Bank, and operators largely anticipate a drop of 25 basic points of interest rates at the Fed meeting scheduled for next week.

The report on inflation expected Thursday will also be closely followed in order to assess the impact of the trade policy of US President Donald Trump on the national economy.

To values, Fox drops by 4.8% and News Corp by 2.8% after the Murdoch family concluded an agreement overlooking Lachlan Murdoch, eldest son of Rupert Murdoch, close to the American conservatives, control over the family media empire, which includes the Fox News television channel and the Wall Street Journal.

Unitedhealth increased 3.2%, the health insurer having announced that it expected that registrations for the highest rated health insurance regimes comply with its forecasts.

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(Written by Diana Mandiá, edited by Augustin Turpin)

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