NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks cut gains in afternoon trading on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq turning negative as shares of Apple dropped.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 74.26 points, or 0.56 percent, to 13,328.55. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 4.55 points, or 0.32 percent, to 1,433.63. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> dropped 0.31 point, or 0.01 percent, to 3,103.71.
Apple's shares slipped 0.53 percent to $659.21.
(Reporting By Wanfeng Zhou; Editing by Kenneth Barry)