Stocks drift higher; S&P 500 holds on to 2,000

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Stocks are drifting mostly higher as a main U.S. index sets a record for a third day in a row.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 eked out a gain of one-tenth of a point, enough to set another all-time high. The index closed at 2,000.12 points, a day after its first close above 2,000.

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