New Delhi, March 25 -- US stock indices rose slightly in choppy trade on signs of falling consumer confidence and amid uncertainities around President Donald Trump's planned tariffs.

On Monday, Trump said that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries might get breaks.

As of 10:30 AM Eastern time, the S&P 500 was 0.2 per cent higher, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.2 per cent higher.

A report on consumer confidence showed that pessimism among US households is worsening.

The Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence fell 7.2 points to 92.9 in March.

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 4.32 per cent from 4.34 ...