US stocks waver between small gains and losses at midday
The stock market is closing out a solid quarter with a day of mixed trading on Wall Street Friday.
Investors weighed several corporate deals and new economic data on consumer spending and inflation.
Energy stocks were down the most as the price of crude oil headed lower.
NantHealth slumped 10 percent after the health care information technology company reported disappointing fourth-quarter revenue.
Several energy companies were down as oil prices headed lower.
DXP Enterprises jumped 13.8 percent after the industrial products company reported a profit and better-than-expected sales in the fourth quarter.
TRC vaulted 45.6 percent after the engineering and consulting services company agreed to be bought by a unit of the investment firm New Mountain Capital for $17.55 a share, or $365.5 million.
FMC has agreed to buy part of DuPont's crop protection business, while DuPont has agreed to buy FMC's health and nutrition unit.
Antitrust regulators in Europe wanted DuPont to make the sale as part of its combination with competitor Dow Chemical.