Mar
29
U.S. Equities Climb on Muted Volume as Oil, Energy Stocks Rally
ByU.S. stocks edged higher on the third slowest trading day of the year as investors assessed economic data and continued to weigh the likelihood of legislative reform in the Trump administration.
The S&P 500 added 0.1 percent to 2,361 at 4 p.m. in New York, as Europe ended higher and Asian markets were mixed. The U.S. benchmark gained the most in nearly two weeks on Tuesday as data showed consumers are more upbeat than any time since 2000, helping investors shrug off President Donald Trump’s health-care flop last Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 42 points to 20,659…
U.S. Equities Climb on Muted Volume as Oil, Energy Stocks Rally
