The markets traded near the flatline during the midday with the Dow slipping 14 points to 18,297 as investors awaited the release of Federal Reserve meeting minutes. Nasdaq eased a fraction to 5,069.

On the upside

AVEO Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AVEO) will present results from a Phase 3 TIVO-1 study of tivozanib to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) sued Verizon alleging that Verizon falsely advertised that it uses 100% fiber optics.

Black Knight Financial Services (NYSE: BKFS) priced its public offering of 18 million common shares at $24.50 per share.

On the downside

EVINE Live (Nasdaq: EVLV) fell to a loss for the first quarter as revenue slipped.

Profit taking weighed down shares of Giga-tronics (Nasdaq: GIGA).

Shares of Eleven Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq: EBIO) continued falling.

In the broad market, declining issues were on par with advancers on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by nearly 5 to 4 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 eased a point to 2126. Bitcoin added $1 to $234.