S&P 500 gains modestly, warning of higher COVID-19 deaths curb recovery hopes
April 28, 2020 at 14:32 PM EDT
The bellwether S&P 500 index inched higher on Tuesday, with fresh warnings of a possible higher death toll from the new coronavirus and plunging consumer confidence curbing investor hopes for a near-term economic revival as states began to relax restrictions enacted to halt the pandemic's spread.