Stocks shake off some early stumbles and end broadly higher

The stock market ended a choppy day higher as a turnaround by banks and energy companies helped end a two-day losing streak. The S&P 500 managed a gain of 1.2% Thursday, but it’s still down 2.6% for the week. The latest erratic trading came as hopes for a relatively quick economic recovery continue to collide with caution that moves to reopen the economy could backfire by causing more infections if carried out too soon. Energy stocks did well after the price of crude oil bounced up 9%