S&P 500 ekes out record high after listless day of trading

Trader Michale Milano, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street led by a decline in technology companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trader Michale Milano, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street led by a decline in technology companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A day of listless trading on Wall Street ended Thursday with another record high for the S&P 500.

The benchmark index notched its third consecutive gain after spending most of the day wavering between small gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite also budged little, capping the day with miniscule drops.

The S&P 500 rose 2.59 points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,096.63. The Dow slipped 1.63 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 27,781.96. The index had briefly been down around 100 points.

The Nasdaq fell 3.08 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 8,479.02. The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks dropped 0.39 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 1,588.79.

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