U.S. stocks turned mixed as technology shares took a back seat to cyclical names and as investors digested a jump in producer prices and higher jobless claims.

The Nasdaq Composite turned lower by 0.4%, while the S&P 500 pared its gains. However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added over 200 points or 0.6%. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
I:DJI	DOW JONES AVERAGES	36309.04	+18.72	+0.05%
SP500	S&P 500	4698.67	-27.68	-0.59%
I:COMP	NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX	14987.569347	-200.82	-1.32%

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The December producer price index jumped by 9.7% a record, while month-over-month prices rose 0.2%, less than expected. Factoring out volatile food and energy costs, core producer prices rose 0.5% in December, slightly below November’s 0.7% gain. Year-over-year look core PPI rose 8.3% in December.

On Wednesday consumer prices rose 7% the most since 1982. 

INFLATION SURGES 7% IN DECEMBER, HIGHEST RATE IN 40 YEARS

New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose by 230,000 last week and above a 52-year low of 188,000 reported in the first week of December. Continuing claims, which track the total number of unemployed workers collecting benefits, fell to 1.55 million. 

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In stocks, Ford rallied to a new milestone topping the $100 billion in market value, compared to General Motors $91 billion. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
F	FORD MOTOR CO.	25.53	+1.05	+4.31%
GM	GENERAL MOTORS CO.	62.71	+1.66	+2.72%

Boeing rose helping support the Dow, after Bloomberg reported it will soon restart sales in China for the 737 Max. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
BA	THE BOEING CO.	224.59	+6.98	+3.21%

Delta Airlines also rose after CEO Ed Bastian signaled a recovery by mid-first quarter after the airline posted a loss of $408 million tied to COVID disruptions. 8,000 of his employees have tested positive for the virus. United Airlines also disclosed 3,000 of its employees were infected resulting in flight cancellations. 

Taiwan Semiconductor is a winner after posting record quarterly profits and forecasting revenue of as much as $17 billion, higher than the same period a year ago. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
TSM	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.	141.06	+8.55	+6.45%

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
DAL	DELTA AIR LINES INC.	41.91	+1.29	+3.18%
UAL	UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC.	48.72	+2.18	+4.68%

RIchard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has a satellite launch later this afternoon, while Virgin Galactic rolled out a $425 million bond offering. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
VORB	NEXTGEN ACQUISITION II	10.52	+0.56	+5.62%
SPCE	VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC.	10.19	-2.18	-17.62%

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Vaccine makers continue to report developments with Moderna disclosing it will release data for treating children 2 to 5 years of age by March. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
MRNA	MODERNA INC.	213.94	-8.95	-4.02%

In commodities, oil slipped to the $81-per-barrel level. 

Ticker	Security	Last	Change	Change %
USO	UNITED STATES OIL FUND L.P.	58.86	-0.05	-0.08%

 Cryptocurrencies saw more downward pressure with Bitcoin slipped. 

In Europe, London’s FTSE slipped 0.2%, Germany’s DAX was off 0.2% and France’s CAC declined 0.5%.

In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 1%, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong edged 0.1% higher, while China’s Shanghai Composite shed 1.2%.

FOX Business’ Ken Martin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.