Consumer companies rose after strong services data.
The Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers index for services providers was 53.6 compared with 54.0 in March.
Anheuser-Busch InBev shares rose after the Budweiser brewer booked its first sales-volumes growth in three years.
Airlines recouped some of their recent losses as oil futures ticked down.
Cruiselines remained under pressure after Norwegian Cruise's warning. Sales of new single-family homes rose to 682,000 in March, from 635,000 in February.
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