Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Thursday as the market looks to add to its gains from earlier in the week.

Major indexes traded lower in their first post-Christmas Day session, while a recent bond-market selloff deepened.

According to the latest Labor Department data, weekly jobless claims fell to 219,000 compared with expectations of 223,000.

The stock erased early mild losses after the Christmas midweek holiday. Boeing shares have made five-month highs.

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