Wall Street's main indexes were little changed on Tuesday following post-election gains over the past few days.

Wall Street's three major indexes closed lower on Tuesday as investors booked some profits from a post-election rally and waited anxiously for U.S. inflation data due this week. The indexes had rallied to record highs since the Nov.

Wall Street was steady at the open on Tuesday as focus shifted from the U.S. election to key inflation data later in the week for more signals on the country's economic and monetary policy outlook.