“Macro news continues to unfold positively and we’re seeing the market move higher,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities in New York. At 12:02 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 60.11 points, or 0.17%, at 34,406.13 and the S&P 500 was down 1.78 points, or 0.04%, at 4,237.40. The Nasdaq Composite was up 7.14 points, or 0.05%, at 14,027.47.

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