S&P 500 again flirts with record high, closing just below

NEW YORK (AP) - The S&P 500 again crossed above its record high but closed just below that level for the second day in a row. The index fell 0.2% Thursday after another day of wobbly, back-and-forth trading. Earlier, it briefly crossed above 3,386.15. That's the record closing level it set in February, before investors appreciated how much devastation the coronavirus pandemic would cause the global economy.

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