NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting on Tuesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say on Wednesday about where interest rates are heading.

The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, coming off just its second loss in the last 11 days , and pulled closer to its all-time high set in October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 89 points, or 0.2%, as of 12:49 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% higher.

Exxon Mobil was one of the strongest forces lifting the market. It climbed 2.5% after increasing its forecast for profit over the next five years, thanks in part to strength for its fields in the Permian basin in the United States and off Guyana’s shore.

CVS Health rose 2.8% after unveiling new financial forecasts, including expectations for annual compoun

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