Stocks held back by slumps for energy, auto parts companies
By MARLEY JAY, Associated Press
Published: July 5, 2017, 4:50pm
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NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes were mixed Wednesday as energy companies skidded along with oil prices, but technology stocks rose and reversed a portion of their recent losses.
After O’Reilly Automotive reported weak sales growth in the second quarter, the three biggest losers on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index were all auto parts companies.
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