NEW YORK (AP) — Major U.S. indexes are mixed Thursday as investors sell industrial companies, which have surged over the last few months. They are selling stocks that are tightly linked to economic growth and buying gold, bonds, and companies that pay big dividends, like utilities. Technology companies are trading lower, which could end a 15-day winning streak for the sector.

KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average closed in on its tenth gain in a row as it added 36 points, or 0.2 percent, to 20,811 as of 3:45 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 1 point to 2,363. The Nasdaq composite lost 27 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,833. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks tumbled 9 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,395.

SLOW YOUR ROLL: Industrial companies declined for the second day in a row, and took some of their biggest losses since the presidential election. They've made big gains since November as investors expect the Trump administration and Republican Congress to ramp up spending on infrastructure. That optimism faded a bit on Thursday. Construction equipment maker Caterpillar gave up $2.85, or 2.9 percent, to $95.35, its biggest loss since September. United Rentals shed $7.13, or 5.6 percent, to $120.93.

The price of copper fell 3.3 percent to $2.64 a pound, its biggest one-day decline in more than a year. Copper is used in numerous construction projects, so its price has jumped recently. Companies that make basic materials also fell, and U.S. Steel lost $2.92, or 7.2 percent, to $37.57.

THE QUOTE: An infrastructure spending bill is one of the administration's key proposals for speeding up economic growth, along with tax cuts and reduced regulations. But Jeff Kravetz, regional investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management, said it might take a while before any bills are introduced or become law.

"They're all positive initiatives for the economy but to get any of these done is not something we can get done in a few months," he said. "We may have gotten ahead of ourselves with a lot of these initiatives."

BONDS: Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.38 percent from 2.42 percent.

That helped companies that pay big dividends, like utilities, real estate investment trusts and phone companies. Electricity company FirstEnergy picked up 61 cents, or 2 percent, to $31.40. Realty Income, which owns properties used by retailers like drugstores and discount stores, gained $1.77, or 2.9 percent, to $62.91.

A BAD FIT: L Brands, the owner of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works, tumbled after it said sales in February have been weak, especially at Victoria's Secret. The company decided to stop selling swimwear last year and said sales at older stores have dropped sharply this month. The stock gave up $9.31, or 16 percent, to $48.81.

TALKING TURKEY: Wall Street was disappointed with Hormel Foods' first-quarter profit and sales. The company said low turkey prices hurt its Jennie-O Turkey store business. Hormel cut its annual profit estimate because it expects those prices to remain weak. The stock fell $1.95, or 5.2 percent, to $35.35.

PC POWER: HP Inc. blew past analyst estimates in the fourth quarter thanks to a 10 percent jump in revenue from personal computers. The company said Notebook sales jumped, which made up for lower printer revenue and flat desktop sales. The stock added $1.42, or 8.8 percent, to $17.62.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude oil futures rebounded, rising 86 cents, or 1.6 percent, to $54.45 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, the standard for pricing international oils, rose 61 cents to $56.58 a barrel in London.

RECALL WOES: Boston Scientific sank after it said it will take all of its Lotus Valve devices off the market and from clinical testing sites because of a manufacturing problem. The device is intended to replace damaged or defective aortic valves. Last year the company announced a similar problem with a related product, its Lotus Edge Valve System. Boston Scientific stock lost 73 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $24.43.

Competitor Edwards Lifescience jumped $3.55, or 3.8 percent, to $95.76.

OTHER ENERGY TRADING: Wholesale gasoline gained 2 cents to $1.53 a gallon. Heating oil rose 3 cents to $1.66 a gallon. Natural gas picked up 3 cents to $2.62 per 1,000 cubic feet.

OTHER METALS TRADING: Gold jumped $18.10, or 1.5 percent, to $1,251.40 an ounce and silver rose 17 cents to $18.12 an ounce.

CURRENCIES: The dollar dipped to 112.75 yen from 113.12 yen. The euro inched up to $1.0574 from $1.0568.

OVERSEAS: Britain's FTSE 100 index and Germany's DAX both declined 0.4 percent and the French CAC 40 slid 0.1 percent. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost less than 0.1 percent and the Kospi of South Korea finished 0.1 percent higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.4 percent.

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