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U.S. stocks come off lows on hopeful budget talk
MarketWatch After a 112-point drop, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (US:djia) was down 61.86 points, or 0.5%, to 12,816.27. The S&P 500 index (US:spx) shed 7.9 points, or 0.6%, to 1,391.04. The Nasdaq Composite (US:comp) declined 13.25 points, or 0.4%, … How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major stock averages fared … Midday Market Stats: Dow Jones Industrial Average Claws its Way Into the Black Dow Jones slumps again as 'fiscal cliff' leaves investors unsure |