Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Thursday, as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% after spending the day wavering between small gains and losses.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% in morning trading after erasing an initial drop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 311 points, or 0.7%, as of 10:40 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite gained 0.7%.

BANGKOK — (AP) — Shares mostly gained in Asia on Monday after U.S. stocks capped a mostly dismal week with a broad rally that still left the benchmark S&P 500 down 2% for the week. U.S. futures and oil prices advanced.