NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks staged a late-day reversal on Wednesday, rallying into the close as a sharp rise in materials shares boosted the S&P 500 and gains in Apple helped lift the Nasdaq.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 6.74 points, or 0.05 percent, to end unofficially at 12,496.07. But the Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 2.22 points, or 0.17 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,318.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was up 11.04 points, or 0.39 percent, to close unofficially at 2,850.12.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Jan Paschal)
