Stocks Struggle for Momentum, But Weekly Gains in Sight

U.S. stocks were little-changed in their final trading day before the holidays on Friday, and while indexes remained on track for a positive week, the “Santa rally” that has taken indexes to repeated records appeared to stall with few catalysts to spur buying. While the Dow once again appeared unlikely to pierce through the closely watched milestone of 20,000, the blue-chip index is set to log its seventh weekly gain in a row.