Markets Right Now: Stocks end little changed after mixed day
By Associated Press
Jul 15, 2016 3:10 PM CDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local):

4:00 p.m.

U.S. stocks are ending more or less where they started as a five-day rally runs out of steam.

Six of the 10 sectors in the Standard & Poor's 500 index ended lower, led by retailers and other consumer-focused stocks.

Nike fell 1 percent, the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average.

Bond yields continued to rise Friday as investors felt more comfortable moving money out of low-risk assets.

The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 10 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,516.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,161. The Nasdaq composite lost 4 points, or 0.1 percent, to end at 5,029.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.59 percent.

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9:35 a.m.

Stocks are opening modestly higher on Wall Street as the market extends a winning streak into a sixth day.

Bond yields continued to rise Friday as investors felt more comfortable moving money out of low-risk assets.

Health care and energy stocks led the advance. Johnson & Johnson rose 1 percent and Chesapeake Energy rose 3 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 31 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,539.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,166. The Nasdaq composite was flat at 5,035.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.57 percent.