US stocks bobbed higher today as technology and consumer-focused companies regained a sliver of their losses from the day before.

Losses for energy and technology companies left most US stocks lower today.

Energy companies jumped with the price of oil on Wednesday, but overall stocks finished only slightly higher as a quiet week of trading continued.

Developed market share prices are looking expensive, according most strategists and brokers, with a majority in a global Reuters poll saying those major indices are due for a correction of 10% or more this year.