U.S. stocks ended mixed Thursday amid concern higher oil prices could slow economic growth, stoke inflation and accelerate the pace of future interest rate increases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 6.72 points at 10,626.35, the Nasdaq composite Index rose less than a point to 2,016.42 while the S & P; 500 Index edged up 2.14 points to 1,190.21.
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