U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface. The...

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface.

The S&P 500 ended barely changed Wednesday after trading lower for much of the day. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of 0.3%.

Target led the market lower and lost more than a fifth of its value after the retailer gave a dour forecast for the holiday shopping season.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 139.53 points, or 0.3%, to 43,408.47.

The Nasdaq composite fell 21.32 points, or 0.1%, to 18,966.14.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 0.71 points, or less than 0.1%, to 2,325.53.

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