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 <.DJI> shed 4.22 points, or 0.06 percent, to 7,266.67. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> fell 0.24 percent to 763.03. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> slipped 10.41 points, or 0.73 percent, to 1,415.02.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by James Dalgleish)
