Stocks hover at record highs after Christmas as gold and silver prices rise

Stocks moved slightly lower in midday Friday trading as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. Trading is expected to be light.

The S&P 500 index was down 0.1% as of 12:15 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite was down less than 0.1%.

Institutional investors are largely closed out of their positions for the year. The S&P 500 has climbed........

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