The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in midday trading to 2,909.30.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8% to 26,457.85.
The Nasdaq fell 0.3% to 7,933.83.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond was flat at 3.07%.
The price of gold was up 0.5% to $1,209.
HEALTHCARE
ICU Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: ICUI) fell 2% to $264.50 and a $5.4 billion market cap. Shares in the San Clemente-based infusion products maker have sunk 12% since merger talks with engineering firm Smiths Group PLC collapsed Sept. 13.
SERVICES
Foothill Ranch-based GBGI Ltd., (LSI: GBGI) closed 8% down in London to a value of $1.27 and $112 million market cap. It provides insurance for overseas clients.
