Investors unable to extend two-month rally

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors are finding it hard to extend Wall Street’s two-month rally.

Stocks ended mixed but well off their lows Tuesday as early concerns about a barrage of stock offerings eased and as rising oil prices lifted energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrials rose 50 points, while broader indicators fell. Investors shifted into defensive corners of the market, driving up shares of drugmakers like Pfizer Inc. and food and drink producers like Coca-Cola Inc.