How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Thursday as caution about rising coronavirus infections in hotspots around the world put a damper on hopes for a coming economic recovery.

The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1% after wobbling between gains and losses all day. Treasury yields also slipped in a sign of increased caution. Crude oil prices rose.

Markets have slowed following a tremendous, nearly 40% rally for U.S. stocks that began in late March.

On Thursday:

The S&P 500 index rose 1.85 points, or 0.1%, to 3,115.34.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 39.51 points, or 0.2%, to 26.080.10.

The Nasdaq composite gained 32.52 points, or 0.3%, to 9,943.05.

The Russell 2000 index of small company stocks added 0.54 points, or less than 0.1%, to 1,427.08.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 74.03 points, or 2.4%.

The Dow is up 474.56 points, or 1.9%.

The Nasdaq is up 354.24 points, or 3.7%

The Russell 2000 is up 39.39 points, or 2.8%.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is down 115.44 points, 3.6%.

The Dow is down 2,458.34 points, or 8.6%.

The Nasdaq is up 970.45 points, or 10.8%.

The Russell 2000 is down 241.39 points, or 14.5%.