The Nasdaq briefly turned lower and the Dow and S&P 500 indexes added to losses on Wednesday as concern about retail sales data offset optimism over Intel Corp earnings.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 32.70 points, or 0.32 percent, at 10,330.32. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was down 5.88 points, or 0.54 percent, at 1,089.46. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 0.16 points, or 0.01 percent, at 2,242.19.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)