Stocks shook off an early slump Tuesday and wound up little changed as gains for some big tech companies were offset by losses in other sectors.
The S&P 500 index eked out a tiny gain, extending a winning streak into a fourth day. Small-company stocks fell.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 index edged up 0.05 points, or less than 0.1%, to 2,867.24.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 79.29 points, or 0.3%, to 26,179.13.
The Nasdaq composite index rose 19.78 points, or 0.3%, to 7,848.69.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller company stocks gave up 2.74 points, or 0.2%, to 1,553.32.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 32.84 points, or 1.2 percent.
The Dow is up 250.45 points, or 1 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 119.37 points, or 1.5 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 13.59 points, or 0.9 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 360.39 points, or 14.4%.
The Dow is up 2,851.67 points, or 12.2%.
The Nasdaq is up 1,213.41 points, or 18.3%.
The Russell 2000 is up 207.77 points, or 15.2%.
