NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from big U.S. companies helped push the stock market mostly higher in early trading Friday.
The Standard and Poor's 500 index rose six points, or a third of a percent, to 1,738, in the first hour of trading. The S&P 500 index was pushing further into record territory a day after closing at an all-time high.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped nine points to 15,360. The Nasdaq composite was up 30 points, or 0.8 percent, at 3,892.
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