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All three indexes pared losses after midday, with the S&P 500 cutting its decline in half. Apple (>> Apple Inc.)shares were up 0.5 percent and among the biggest boosts to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Advancing issues now outnumber declining ones on the NYSE by 1,654 to 1,416, for a 1.17-to-1 ratio.
Small-cap stocks also bounced, with the Russell 2000 index last up 1.4 percent.