Wall Street pares losses in choppy session

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks pared early losses on Monday in an erratic start to the week's trading that looks set to be dominated by events in Europe and the Federal Reserve's policy statement.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 19.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 12,747.84. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> dipped 0.20 point, or 0.01 percent, to 1,342.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 10.68 points, or 0.37 percent, to 2,883.48.

(Reporting By Edward Krudy, editing by Dave Zimmerman)