Impressive earnings helped stocks rise, with the Nasdaq closing at a record.
Oil ended slightly lower in a seesaw trading session with rising U.S. production weighing against comments from leading Gulf oil producers that an extension to OPEC-led supply cuts was likely. The euro recovered against the dollar ahead of the first round of the French presidential elections this weekend, while gold steadied and Treasury yields rose.
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