U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish after climbing in the morning but then running out of momentum. The S&P 500 finished the day an iota higher, less than 0.1%, but enough to break a four-day losing streak that had knocked it off its all-time high.

Asian Shares Slide After Slight Gains on Wall Street BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish, with the S&P 500 closing just an iota higher.