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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Edge Higher; Walmart Tops Q1 Views

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.01 percent to 24,771.99 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.04 percent to 7,401.02. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.08 percent to 2,724.60.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Thursday morning, the energy shares rose 0.76 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL), up 59 percent, and EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE) up 7 percent.

In trading on Thursday, information technology shares fell 0.36 percent.

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Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) reported better-than-expected....More>>>