Wall Street closed mostly higher to notch more records.
The S&P 500 added 0.3 percent Wednesday and set an all-time high for a second straight day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5 percent, and the Nasdaq composite inched up less than 0.1 percent to add to its record set the day before.
Oracle helped lead the way after giving a stunning forecast for revenue growth in upcoming years, but a drop for Apple weighed on indexes. Treasury yields eased following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation at the wholesale level. That backed expectations for coming cuts to interest rates.
On Wednesday:
The S&P 500 rose 19.43 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,532.04.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 220.42 points, or 0.5 percent, to 45,490.92.
The Nasdaq composite rose 6.57 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 21,886.06.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 3.81 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,378.01.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 50.54 points, or 0.8 percent.
The Dow is up 90.06 points, or 0.2 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 185.67 points, or 0.9 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 13.03 points, or 0.5 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 650.41 points, or 11.1 percent.
The Dow is up 2,946.70 points, or 6.9 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 2,575.27 points, or 13.3 percent.
The Russell 2000 is up 147.86 points, or 6.6 percent.
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