Wall Street ends higher as investors buy dips

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended higher on Thursday as investors bought on sporadic dips in a market roiled by conflicting comments from Washington about high-stakes negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff."

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> rose 36.71 points, or 0.28 percent, to end unofficially at 13,021.82. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> added 6.02 points, or 0.43 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,415.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> gained 20.25 points, or 0.68 percent, to close unofficially at 3,012.03.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stock-index-futures-point-higher-start-095311088--finance.html

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