U.S. stocks finished little changed on Thursday, after the U.S. House of Representatives passed major healthcare legislation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 6.43points, or 0.03%, to 20,951.47. The S&P 500 was up 1.39 points, or 0.06%, to 2,389.52. The Nasdaq Composite added 2.79 points, or 0.05%, to 6,075.34.
Oil prices dropped by almost 5% on Thursdayr. June West Texas Intermediate crude fell $2.30, or 4.8%, to settle at $45.52 a barrel. July Brent crude fell $2.41, or 4.8%, to end at $48.38 a barrel.
The House on Thursday afternoon narrowly voted to repeal major portions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
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