Wall Street Edges Up, Shaking Off Healthcare, North Korea Worries

  • 7 years ago
Wall Street Edges Up, Shaking Off Healthcare, North Korea Worries
Michael Antonelli said that The removal of the healthcare overhang, the fact the North Korea market impact is dwindling
and the move in the Russell 2000 has all the smart investors thinking that the grind higher continues,
After a volatile day the S&P’s healthcare sector ended 0.1 percent higher as insurance stocks regained ground after Republican
Senator John McCain said he opposed his Republican peers’ latest effort to replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare law.
NEW YORK — The S&P 500 closed slightly higher on Friday even though Apple was a drag, as worries about Washington’s latest healthcare legislation proposal eased
and investors shrugged off concerns about North Korea.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9.64 points, or 0.04 percent, to 22,349.59, the S&P 500 gained 1.62 points, or 0.06 percent, to 2,502.22
and the Nasdaq Composite added 4.23 points, or 0.07 percent, to 6,426.92.

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