* Trump to make announcement on tariffs later today
* Express Scripts jumps after Cigna's
* Real estate, healthcare stocks lead advancers
* Dow down 0.12 pct, S&P up 0.01 pct, Nasdaq up 0.2 pct(Changes comment, adds details, updates prices)
By Sruthi Shankar
March 8 (Reuters) -
Trump, who is expected to sign a proclamation imposingtariffs at 03:30 p.m ET, promised
Trump also said he was sticking with 25 percent tariffs onsteel and 10 percent on aluminum.
"As has been in the past, what President Trump says and whatfinally actually materializes are two different things," saidRandy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives forCharles Schwab in
"It might be just wise to sit on the sidelines before we getsome more clarity."
At 11:45 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Averagewas down 28.9 points, or 0.12 percent, at 24,772.46, the S&P 500was up 0.3 points, or 0.011 percent, at 2,727.1.
The Nasdaq Composite was up 14.91 points, or 0.2percent, at 7,411.55.
Worries over the likelihood of a global trade war triggeredby Trump's tariff plans have dominated markets since lastThursday, with chief economic adviser Gary Cohn's exitheightening such concerns.
The plan has faced with strong opposition from most of keypartners, with
"If he (Trump) does announce much more draconian measuresthat are going to knock onto other products, I think there willbe a sell-off," said Dec Mullarkey, managing director at SunLife Investment Management based in
Express Scripts was among the top boosts to the S&P500, rising 12 percent after health insurer Cigna agreedto buy the pharmacy benefits manager for
The deal boosted the S&P healthcare index, up 0.55percent. Real estate also rose 0.62 percent.
Kroger fell more than 10 percent after thesupermarket chain issued a disappointing full-year profitforecast.
American Eagle Outfitters turned 9.8 percent lowerafter trading up premarket on strong results.
Declining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by 1,381to 1,322. On the Nasdaq, 1,380 issues fell and 1,328 advanced.(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by SrirajKalluvila)