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Wall St. turns negative as defensives slide


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks turned negative on Thursday as a slide in shares of healthcare and consumer staples companies offset gains in financials.

    The Dow Jones industrial average shed 4.22 points, or 0.06 percent, to 7,266.67. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 0.24 percent to 763.03. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 10.41 points, or 0.73 percent, to 1,415.02.

    (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by James Dalgleish)