U.S. stocks rose Thursday, as major indexes gained momentum going into the last trading days of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 32 points, or 0.1%, to 24807 in morning trading, while the S&P 500 added less than 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1%. Stocks had been struggling this week amid a tepid pace of trading around the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Several energy companies were also among the biggest gainers in the S&P 500, led by Range Resources, up 2.4%, and Hess, which added 0.8%.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 28, 2017 01:41 UTC