The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local):
4:00 p.m.
Stocks are ending slightly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in health care companies.
The gains the market made on Tuesday, while meagre, were enough to break a two-day losing streak.
Merck rose 1 per cent, the second-biggest gain in the Dow Jones industrial average. General Electric rose 0.8 per cent.
Water park operator SeaWorld Entertainment slumped almost 5 per cent after saying it would suspend its dividend payments.
The Dow rose 9 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 18,129.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained less than 1 point to 2,139. The Nasdaq composite climbed 6 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5,241.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.69 per cent.
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11:45 a.m.
Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street, led by gains in health care and industrial companies.
Merck rose 1.7 per cent in midday trading Tuesday, the biggest gain in the Dow Jones industrial average. General Electric rose 1 per cent.
Royal Caribbean gained 4 per cent after raising its quarterly dividend.
The Dow rose 51 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 18,170.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 4 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,143. The Nasdaq composite climbed 10 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 5,244.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.67 per cent.
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9:35 a.m.
Stocks are opening modestly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in banks and industrial companies.
General Electric rose 1 per cent shortly after the opening bell Tuesday, one of the biggest gains in the Dow Jones industrial average.
Pier 1 Imports jumped 4 per cent after Alden Global Capital disclosed a 9.5 per cent stake in the company.
Troubled theme park operator SeaWorld slumped 6 per cent after saying it will stop paying dividends.
The Dow rose 70 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 18,192.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 7 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 2,146. The Nasdaq composite climbed 18 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5,254.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.69 per cent.
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