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Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday with health care companies leading the gains for a second day in a row.

The S&P 500 rose 0.3% as of 10:18 a.m. Eastern. The benchmark index has made gains over the last five days and is just below its all-time high set on Sept. 2.