US stocks end mixed on signs of progress before Trump's Iran deadline

STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed, with the Dow dipping almost two-tenths of a percent, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq moving marginally higher.

• STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed, with the Dow dipping almost two-tenths of a percent, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq moving marginally higher
• :: File Stocks pared deeper losses in the last hour of trading, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq edging into positive territory minutes before the closing bell
• The reversal came after Pakistan's prime minister said on X that diplomatic efforts for a peaceful settlement of the war in the Middle East were progressing steadily