India, May 15 -- After experiencing choppy trading during Wednesday's session, stocks turned in another relatively lackluster performance during trading on Thursday. The major averages fluctuated over the course of the day before eventually closing mixed.
While the Nasdaq dipped 34.49 points or 0.2 percent to 19,112.32, the S&P 500 rose 24.35 points or 0.4 percent to 5,916.93 and the Dow climbed 271.69 points or 0.7 percent at 42,322.75.
With the upward move, the S&P 500 closed higher for the fourth straight session, reaching its highest closing level in well over two months.
The choppy trading on day came as traders digested an avalanche of U.S. economic data, including a Labor Department report showing producer prices unexpectedly decr...