U.S. stocks finished slightly higher on Thursday.

Media IN New York, May 31, 2019, SPA

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 43.47, or 0.2 percent, to 25,169.88. Twenty of the index’s 30 components advanced, led by McDonald’s and Coca-Cola, which gained 1.6 and 1.3 percent, respectively.

Verizon Communications led decliners, plunging 2.3 percent.
The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 5.85, or 0.2 percent, to 2,788.87. Bank shares followed bond yields lower, with Bank of America dropping 2.5 percent.

The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 20.41, or 0.3 percent, to 7,567.72. Netflix climbed 0.8 percent, while Apple and Facebook each gained 0.5 percent. Google-parent Alphabet was little changed, and Amazon fell 0.2 percent.