Wall Street ends largely higher

U.S. stock indices closed mixed but near record highs amid a lack of data from the world's largest economy and as we go deep into the corporate earnings season, with financial stocks dragging Dow Jones lower, while the EIA weekly report showed a surge in U.S. crude stocks.
 
Dow Jones closed down 0.18%, or 35.95 points to 20,054.24, while Standard and Poor's 500 added 0.07%, or 1.59 points to 2,294.67. NASDAQ Composite climbed 0.15%, or 8.24 points to 5,682.45.
 
Gold futures due on April 15 rose 0.52% to $1,242.50 an ounce from the opening of $1,236.10, while the dollar index slipped 0.21% to 100.27 from the opening of 100.48.
 
On another note, U.S. crude futures due on March 16 rose 0.46% to $52.41 a barrel from the opening of $52.17, while Brent crude futures due on April 15 added 0.24% to $55.18 a barrel from the opening of $55.05.