Wall Street Drifts as Tech Stock Gains Offset Other Losses

U.S. stock indexes are drifting up and down Wednesday, as a continued rally for big tech companies makes up for weakness elsewhere across Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher at noon Eastern time, after swinging between an earlier gain of 0.8% and a loss of 0.3%. Treasury yields and oil prices were also holding relatively steady. But caution still hung over markets, as gold nudged toward its highest price since 2011. Roughly two out of three stocks in the S&P 500 were lower, with several chemical and travel-related companies taking the hardest...