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By Caitlin Ostroff and Paul Vigna
U.S. stocks were little changed Thursday in light holiday trading as investors tracked the latest developments on a new coronavirus aid package and the historic trade deal reached between the U.K. and European Union.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 0.2%. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.3%.
The stock market closed at 1 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve, and U.S. and European markets will be closed Friday.
Congressional Republicans on Friday blocked an effort by Democrats to increase the stimulus checks in the coronavirus aid package to $2,000, a demand made by President Trump earlier this week. Along with Mr. Trump's veto of a spending bill, the moves threw Washington into chaos and raised the possibility of a government shutdown next week.