US stock indexes head for best weekly gain since March
U.S. stock indexes veered mostly higher in late-afternoon trading, on track to extend the market's strong gains for the week. Health care stocks climbed as investors sized up new policy remarks from President Donald Trump. Those gains outweighed losses in technology companies. Energy stocks also declined as crude oil prices closed lower.
KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index added 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,726 as of 3:32 p.m. Eastern Time. The benchmark index is on track for its best weekly gain since early March with an increase of 2.4 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 70 points, or 0.3 percent, to 24,810. The Nasdaq fell 9 points, or 0.1 percent, to 7,395.