US stocks edged up
Thursday, 27 November 2014
US stocks edged up on Wednesday, boosted by tech shares, while the energy sector was once more the largest weight on the market as crude prices continued to flirt with multi-year lows. Hewlett-Packard, Apple and chipmakers were among the largest advancers, with the PHLX semiconductor index at its highest since mid-2001. Apple gained 0.8 per cent while the SOX was last up 1.8 per cent. Trading was relatively light, with some market participants already out for the Thanksgiving holiday. The stock market will be closed on Thursday, while Friday will be a half-day session. At 2:30 p.m. EST (1930 GMT) the Dow Jones industrial average fell 6.15 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 17,808.79, the S&P 500 gained 3.24 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 2,070.27 and the Nasdaq Composite added 22.38 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 4,780.63, according to Reuters.