Dow, S&P 500 Booked 3rd Straight Loss

U.S.stocks ended little changed on Thursday, with the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 logged their third straight finish in the red. The Dow Industrial Average was off 12.74 points, or 0.06%, to 21,397.29. The S&P 500 was down 1.11 points, or 0.05%, to 2,43450. The Nasdaq Composite gained 2.73 points, or 0.04% to 6,236.69.

Oil finished modestly higher Thursday, with a second weekly decline in U.S. crude supplies helping prices recoup some of their recent losses. August West Texas Intermediate crude advanced 21 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $42.74 a barrel. Brent crude for August delivery added 40 cents, or 0.9%, to $45.22 a barrel.