Technology companies, retailers send US stock indexes higher
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are higher as technology and industrial companies and retailers make gains. Drugmakers and other health care companies are trading lower. Stocks have declined over the last two weeks. Trading is expected to be relatively quiet ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday later this week.
KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index picked up 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,581 as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 83 points, or 0.4 percent, to 23,442. The Nasdaq composite advanced 4 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,787. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks edged up 3 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,496.