Stocks were slightly higher in afternoon trading Thursday as the market looks to add to its gains from earlier in the week.
The stock erased early mild losses after the Christmas midweek holiday. Boeing shares have made five-month highs.
The three main indexes were reversing earlier losses in late morning trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 52 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were flat.