US stocks drift as another bumpy week of trading nears end
(WorldNews Business)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting in mixed trading on Wall Street Friday, as another zig-zag week for markets closes out following their abrupt loss of momentum this month. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% in morning trading after giving up a small gain in the first few minutes of trading. It`s still on pace for a gain of 0.4% this week after a two-day slump followed up on a two-day gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was virtually flat at 27,901, as of 10:23 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.1%. Both were flitting between small gains and losses. Smaller stocks were stronger, with the Russell 2000 index of small caps up 0.8%.- Advertisement - Analysts...