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VOL. 40 | NO. 46 | Friday, November 11, 2016
Stocks close mostly higher on Wall Street
ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing mostly higher on Wall Street as a post-election rally loses steam.
Energy companies fell Friday as the price of crude oil turns lower. Murphy Oil slumped 5 percent.
Retailers and technology companies moved higher. Chipmaker Nvidia soared after reporting strong results.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 39 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,847.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,164. The Nasdaq composite added 28 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,237.
Bond trading was closed in observance of Veterans' Day.