Stocks struggle to pull higher after down start
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks pulled slightly ahead after a lower start on Thursday after early reports had weekly jobless claims unexpectedly up and inflation rising more than forecast last month. Mixed results from retail giant Wal-Mart Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!wmt/quotes/nls/wmt (WMT 53.10, -0.96, -1.78%) also weighed on sentiment, with consumer discretionary shares off the most. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/comstock/10w!i:dji/delayed (INDU 10,309, -0.60, -0.01%) was up 3.55 points to 10,312.79. The S&P 500 Index /quotes/comstock/21z!i1:in\x (SPX 1,100, +0.04, +0.00%) was up half a point at 1,099.99. The Nasdaq Composite Index /quotes/comstock/10y!i:comp (COMP 2,222, -4.32, -0.19%) fell 2.16 points to 2,224.13.
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