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

The U.S. equities rally could face resistance into the end of this week, making the return during the Santa Claus rally period “a bit more subdued or even negative” this year, according to Mark Newton,

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks headed lower on Thursday and U.S. benchmark Treasury yields scaled the highest level since April in light, post-Christmas trading. The modest but broad-based sell-off pulled all three major U.