: On Thursday, stocks seemed to find some support after both sides in the referendum debate suspended campaigning for the day after British lawmaker Jo Cox died following a shooting attack, according to Market Watch. The British pound bounced on speculation the development could bolster the remain campaign. For the past several sessions, a British referendum scheduled for June 23 to decide whether the U.K. will remain in the European Union had been weighing on risky assets like equities. But analysts played down the impact on U.S. stocks, noting the modest rebound came as equities ended a five-day losing streak. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.31% closed 6.50 points, or 0.3%, higher at 2,078, after trading as low as 2,050.27 earlier in the session. The bounce marks a temporary respite in what is otherwise a risk-off day, said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities.
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