Active broad-market exchange-traded funds in Thursday's regular session: iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund ( EEM ): +1.6% iShares China Large-Cap ETF ( FXI ): +2.5% US stocks were positive at the session's half, but pulled back from recent highs, as Wall Street digested mixed messages on the US/China trade front with unexpectedly tame inflation data. BlackRock (BLK) edged lower following a Reuters report that said the company has gained approval from French regulators to establish an alternative investment firm in the country.