U.S. stock indexes are drifting mostly lower, pulling the Dow Jones industrial average slightly below its latest all-time high.
The Dow fell 10 points, or 0.1 per cent, to close at 18,214 Thursday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell three points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,110. The Nasdaq composite rose 20 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4,987.
Energy stocks fell more than the rest of the market as the price of oil plunged again. Chevron and Exxon Mobil were among the biggest decliners in the Dow.
Sears fell 5 per cent after the company reported its fourth straight year of falling profit and revenue.
Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.03 per cent from 1.97 per cent late Wednesday.
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