U.S. stocks gain on data to 13,817

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U.S. stocks gain on data to 13,817
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks opened mixed on Thursday, as positive economic data buoyed the Dow Jones Industrial Average , while a slump for Apple Inc. shares weighed on the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index . The Dow gained 38.2 points, or 0.3%, to 13,817 and the S&P 500 index edged up less than a point to 1,495.4. Apple slumped nearly 11% after the iPhone maker's results disappointed investors. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 21.3 points, or 0.7%, to 3,132.