S&P on track to snap longest losing streak since 2008

U.S. stocks were higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 looking to snap its longest losing streak since 2008, even as worries over the outcome of the U.S. presidential election continued to weigh on sentiment. Investors have been unnerved by signs the U.S. presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump is tightening, after Clinton had until recently been thought to have a clear lead. The latest Reuters/Ipsos polling showed Clinton, seen as the status quo candidate