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New York - Wall Street stocks finished little changed on Thursday as investors took stock of mixed US economic data and awaited Friday's US jobs report.
At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 16 271.61, down 13.09 points (0.08%).
The broad-based S&P 500 rose 3.73 (0.19%) to 1 923.76, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 6.82 (0.19%) to 4 627.08.
Stocks spent much of the day in the red, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq managed to push back into positive territory later in the session.
A reading on US manufacturing activity showed near-flat activity in September, while construction spending rose to a seven-year high in August.
Analysts expect Friday's jobs report will show the US economy added 205 000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.1%, a seven-year low.
