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Nasdaq, S&P 500 turn positive ahead of close


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks pared losses sharply into the close, with both the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 turning positive in a late-day reversal on Wednesday. The turnaround was led by shares of materials companies in the S&P 500, while Apple boosted technology shares.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.65 points, or 0.09 percent, at 12,491.16. But the S&P 500 Index was up 2.05 points, or 0.16 percent, to 1,318.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 15.46 points, or 0.54 percent, to 2,854.54.

    (Reporting by Edward Krudy; Editing by Jan Paschal)