The market can accept gridlock," said Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial in Charlotte, North Carolina.
S&P 500 has risen in every 12-month period following the U.S. midterm elections over the past 70 yearsAt 6:21 a.m.
ET, Dow e-minis were down 67 points, or 0.2%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 2 points, or 0.05%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 8.5 points, or 0.08%.
Meanwhile, some market participants expect October U.S. inflation data due on Thursday to be more market-moving.
read moreReporting by Medha Singh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.