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Empresas y finanzas

Wall Street pares gains, Nasdaq negative


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks pared gains and the Nasdaq turned negative on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered congressional testimony for the second day and worries about hitting the U.S. debt ceiling dogged investors.

    The Dow Jones industrial average gained 18.13 points, or 0.15 percent, to 12,509.74. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 0.22 point, or 0.02 percent, to 1,317.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 4.19 points, or 0.15 percent, to 2,792.73.

    (Editing by Kenneth Barry)