NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded roughly flat on Tuesday with five of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on an upbeat note.

Shares of TAL Education Group and Alibaba Group Holding rose 2.83 percent and 1.09 percent, respectively, leading the gainers in the top 10 stocks of the index.

Shares of Baidu and Ctrip.com International slid 1.75 percent and 1.09 percent, respectively, leading the laggards in the top 10 stocks of the index.

U.S. stocks finished with modest gains on Tuesday amid the Federal Reserve's key monetary policy meeting and a slew of economic data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 33.98 points, or 0.13 percent, to 27,110.80. The S&P 500 rose 7.74 points, or 0.26 percent, to 3,005.70. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 32.47 points, or 0.40 percent, to 8,186.02.

The Cboe Volatility Index, widely considered the best fear gauge in the stock market, dipped 1.57 percent to 14.44 on Tuesday.

As of Monday, the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index stood at 2,887.46, marking a 2.11-percent increase for the month-to-date returns and a 26.02-percent gain for the year-to-date returns. Enditem

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