NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are ticking higher on Friday after a report showed that inflation is behaving roughly as economists expected , even if it’s still high.

The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and was on track for its first gain in four days . The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 206 points, or 0.4%, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% lower. They're all near their all-time highs set at the start of the week .

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