Nasdaq Closes at Record High

Stocks are closing mixed as technology companies and retailers rise, and the S&P 500 is ending at a four-month high, the AP reports. Twitter climbed 5% Tuesday and Dollar Tree gained 3%. However energy companies and banks took losses. A federal judge is expected to rule shortly on whether AT&T can buy Time Warner in a major antitrust trial. AT&T rose 0.5% and Time Warner rose 0.1%. The S&P 500 rose 4 points, or 0.2%, to 2,786, the highest close since Feb. 1. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 1 point to 25,320. The Nasdaq composite added 43 points, or 0.6%, to a record high of 7,703. (More stock market stories.)