
US close: Stocks mixed as inflation comes in cooler
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.64% to 42,140.43, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.72% to 5,886.55, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.61% to finish at 19,010.08. In currency markets, the dollar was last down 0.98% on sterling to …