U.S. stocks traded mixed on Sept. 16 after a two-day slide, with falling oil prices supporting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq while the Dow declined ahead of the Federal Reserve’s 2 p.m. ET interest-rate decision. At 9:38 a.m. ET, the Dow fell 0.19% to 51,993.85, the S&P 500 rose 0.19% to 7,599.84 and the Nasdaq gained 0.43% to 26,093.28. Brent crude dropped 1.1% to $107.55 after reports that Saudi Arabia was offering additional cargoes through Oman, while West Texas Intermediate fell 1.9% to $103.82. CME Group’s FedWatch tool indicated a nearly 93% chance of a rate increase, and investors awaited Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments on inflation and the future path of policy. Intel climbed 5.6% amid reported talks with SK Hynix over U.S. memory-chip manufacturing, while energy stocks fell sharply.