4:20 pm : Stocks finished relatively unchanged as ongoing interest rate concerns, a lack of volume, and negative market breadth conspired to pare early gains.
During a day that offered little in the way of market-moving news and a session without Fed speak to worry about, investors found some early comfort in stronger than expected housing data. Before the opening bell, the Commerce Dept. reported a 5.0% rise in May housing starts, which followed three months of declines and offered investors some assurance that the economy remains solid despite higher mortgage rates
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