Stocks held on to slight gains in afternoon trading Friday, moving closer to finishing in positive territory for the week. On a light day for economic data, investors focused on individual stocks in the news. CarMax shares vaulted after the auto dealership operator reported strong quarterly earnings growth, while Darden and Oracle slumped.

KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose two points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,961 as of 2:19 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average added 29 points, or 0.2 percent, to 16,950. The Nasdaq composite added three points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,362.

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