Stocks drift on Wall Street following latest run at record
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People walk by the New York Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK — After a day of drifting between small gains and losses, major stock indexes ended more or less where they started on Friday, but still notched gains for the week.
The S&P 500 ended down less than 1 point, even though more stocks rose than fell within the benchmark index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended slightly higher.
Stocks wavered after a report showed sales for U.S retailers strengthened again last month, but by less than economists expected. The S&P 500 ended with its sixth weekly gain in the last seven after flirting with a record high twice this week.
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