Stock Market Today: Dow up 400 points; S&P 500 trades in record territory and heads for sixth straight day of gains – MarketWatch

The U.S. stock market was trading mixed Friday afternoon, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq turning modestly lower. The Dow remained on track for a fresh record high amid a U.S. government shutdown.

An exchange-traded fund that equally weights stocks in the S&P 500 was posting a solid gain in early afternoon trading Friday, beating the U.S. large-cap equities benchmark amid a broad rally. T… [+831 chars]

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