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U.S. stock-index gains limited to Dow industrials

7/25/12 4:10 PM ET (MarketWatch)

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks closed mainly lower Wednesday as an earnings miss from Apple Inc. dented cheer in the technology sector. Upbeat outlooks from Caterpillar Inc. and Boeing Co. helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average avoid a fourth down session. The Dow industrials rose 58.73 points, or 0.5%, to 12,676.05. The S&P 500 index fell nearly half a point to 1,337.89. The Nasdaq Composite fell 8.75 points, or 0.3%, to 2,854.24. "Earnings are a mixed bag and we're getting a mixed reaction," said Art Hogan, a strategist at Lazard Capital Markets.