The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced despite light trading, recording its fifth consecutive trading and longest ascension in 11 months, while the S&P 500 slid on deadly Brussels assaults and lower travel stocks.
Nasdaq closed at 4,821.66, up 0.3%, amid the lightest trading volume this year. The S&P 500 ended at 2,049.80, down 0.1%, its first decline in five days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average settled at 17,582.57, down 0.2%.
Stock markets lost little momentum despite a five-week surge caused by improving economic data, optimism central bankers will boost growth, and escalating oil prices following Brussels attacks.
Transportation stocks were affected the most, with American Airlines Group Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc. losing more than 1.4% and Railroad Union Pacific Corp. erasing 2.3%.
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