Markets Right Now: Stocks head for first gain this week

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
11:45 a.m.
Technology companies and banks are leading stocks broadly higher in midday trading on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its first gain this week.
The gains Wednesday came as the latest round of talks on trade resumed between the U.S. and China. Bloomberg News reported that China was open to accepting a partial trade deal.
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