Communications services companies ticked up as investors rotated into growth sectors.
An employee petition at Simon & Schuster demanding that the company stop publishing authors associated with the Trump administration collected 216 internal signatures and several thousand outside supporters, including well-known Black writers.
Walt Disney shares rose after a strong showing for the entertainment conglomerate's studios at the Academy Awards.
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