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Late-day buying in pharmaceuticals and consumer goods helped lift two the of three major indices into positive territory late Wednesday ahead of Alcoa's(AA Quote) earnings report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 14.8 points, or 0.2%, to 8178.41, while the S&P 500 was lower by 1.47 points, or 0.2%, at 879.56. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1 point, or 0.06%, to 1747.17.
Johnson & Johnson(JNJ Quote), Procter & Gamble(PG Quote), Merck(MRK Quote), Wal-Mart(WMT Quote) and Home Depot(HD Quote) rose more than 1% each on the Dow. ...
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