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U.S. stock indexes were mostly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday following a mixed batch of quarterly earnings results from General Motors, Boeing, Coca-Cola and other big companies. Gains in technology and health care stocks outweighed losses in banks and other sectors. Homebuilders slumped on government data showing sales of new U.S. homes fell in June.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 5 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,826 as of 1:29 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 55 points, or 0.2 percent, to 25,186. The Nasdaq composite added 41 points, or 0.5 percent, to 7,882. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks, which was coming off its worst day in a month, picked up 1 point, or 0.1 percent, to 1,681.