By Associated Press - Tuesday, November 12, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):

4 p.m.

Stocks are closing with tiny gains on Wall Street, eking out another record high close for the Nasdaq.

Health care and materials companies rose the most on Tuesday, but the gains were checked by losses in real estate, energy and other sectors.

Disney rose 1.3% on the day its highly anticipated streaming video service, Disney Plus, launched to high demand.

Rockwell International jumped 10.5% after reporting earnings that were far ahead of what analysts were expecting.

The S&P 500 rose 4 points, or 0.2%, to 3,091.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged at 27,691. The Nasdaq rose 21 points, or 0.3%, to 8,486.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.91%.

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11:45 a.m.

Stocks are trading higher at midday on Wall Street, pushing major indexes to more record highs.

All but one of the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500 were higher on Tuesday, led by health care and technology companies.

Micron Technology rose 2.6%, and AbbVie rose 3%.

Disney rose 1.6% on the day its highly anticipated streaming video service, Disney Plus, launched to high demand.

Rockwell International jumped 12.5% after reporting earnings that were far ahead of what analysts were expecting.

The S&P 500 rose 9 points, or 0.3%, to 3,096.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 31 points, or 0.1%, to 27,724. The Nasdaq rose 37 points, or 0.4%, to 8,501.

Bond prices didn’t move much. The yield on the 10-year Treasury held steady at 1.93%.

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9:35 a.m.

Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology and health care companies.

Micron Technology rose 1.8% in early trading Tuesday, and Baxter International climbed 1.5%.

Rockwell International jumped 13.9% after reporting earnings that were far ahead of what analysts were expecting. Homebuilder D.H. Horton also rose 2.9% after turning in solid quarterly results.

The S&P 500 rose 5 points, or 0.2%, to 3,092.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 23 points, or 0.1%, to 27,717. The Nasdaq rose 16 points, or 0.2%, to 8,481.

Bond prices didn’t move much. The yield on the 10-year Treasury held steady at 1.93%.

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