US benchmark equity indexes ended mostly higher Thursday as markets reopened after the Christmas holiday yesterday. * The effect of a potential "Santa Rally" in the US stock market could reverse early ...

U.S. stocks ended mixed, after the "Santa Claus rally" period kicked off on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended less than 0.1% higher for its fifth straight daily gain, according to ...

The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1 per cent after drifting between small gains and losses. The benchmark index was coming off a ...