Stocks rally led by rebound in health care and crude oil

Wed, Jul 19, 2017, 11:35 AM

Stocks (^DJI, ^GSPC, ^IXIC) are mounting a rally at the midday mark, with the health care (XLV) and energy (XLE) sectors leading the way up, while industrials (XLI) and utilities (XLU) remain in the red. Keith Bliss of Cuttone & Co. joins us live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. To discuss the other big stories of the day, Alexis Christoforous is joined by Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, as well as well as Yahoo Finance’s Pras Subramanian and Jeanie Ahn, plus The Famer’s Dog CEO and co-founder Jonathan Regev.

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