Stocks Shake off Mostly Negative News to Close Mildly Higher
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday rose +0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) rose +0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) rose +0.26%. US stocks on Friday gained support from chip stocks and generally positive Q1 earnings results. Q1 earnings…