U.S. equities hovered around the flat line, after rising for a four sessions in a row as concerns about the debt problems of the Eurozone mounted, countering the better-than-expected jobless report . Monster Beverage Corp. dropped 8.3% after the company’s profits and sales came in worse than expected. Homebuilders gained after JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it sees demand for homes picking up and after economic data indicated prices for single-family homes climbed in almost all major U.S. cities. E*Trade Financial Corp. added 7.1% as its CEO Steven J. Freiberg was fired. The S&P 500 inched around 0.1% higher to 1,402.68, after advancing 2.7% in the past four session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by 13.93 points, or 0.1%, to trade at 13,161.71. Trading volumes in S&P 500 companies remain low, at 93% of the 30-day average at the relevant time of the session.
