Stocks swing in choppy session, Fed minutes ahead

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U.S. stock markets bounced between losses and gains midday as investors await the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 34616.22 +38.85 +0.11%SP500 S&P 500 4353.62 +10.08 +0.23%I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 14670.219866 +6.58 +0.04%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose over 69 points, or 0.2%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.31% and 0.07%, respectively. 

Energy names remained headwinds for the broader market as West Texas Intermediate crude slipped by 1.9% to $71.99 per barrel. While material stocks saw modest gains. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %XLE ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF 52.24 -0.67 -1.27%XLB MATERIALS SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF 82.31 +0.65 +0.80%

The Federal Reserve will release the minutes from its June meeting at 2 p.m. ET….

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