Stocks ended mostly higher on Wall Street after a listless day of trading. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%.
The Dow also added 0.1% after turning slightly higher just before the close.
Weakness in technology shares weighed on the Nasdaq $NDAQ, which ended 0.3% lower.
Palo Alto Networks $PANW sank more than 28%. The network security company forecast billings well below what analysts were looking for.
Amazon $AMZN rose following news that it would be added to the Dow. Walgreens $WBA Boots Alliance, which is leaving the Dow, fell.
On Wednesday:
The S&P 500 rose 6.29 points, or 0.1%, to 4,981.80.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48.44 points, or 0.1%, to 38,612.24
The Nasdaq composite fell 49.91 points, or 0.3%, to 15,580.87
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 9.40 points, or 0.5%, to 1,944.74.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 23.77 points, or 0.5%.
The Dow is down 15.75 points, less than 0.1%.
The Nasdaq is down 194.78 points, or 1.2%.
The Russell 2000 is down 38 points, or 1.9%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 211.97 points, or 4.4%.
The Dow is up 922.70 points, or 2.4%.
The Nasdaq is up 569.52 points, or 3.8%.
The Russell 2000 is down 32.33 points, or 1.6%.