New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- US stocks slipped on Tuesday ahead of expected interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.

As of 12:39 PM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.1% lower.

As of 9:35 AM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 edged up by 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.1% higher.

At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36.1 points, or 0.08%, to 45,919.54. The S&P 500 rose 8.9 points, or 0.13%, to 6,624.13, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 48.7 points, or 0.22%, to 22,397.498.

The US Federal Reserve's seventh monetary policy meeting started on Tuesday and will conclude on September 17, with a p...