The US markets end near session highs in choppy trading, with the Dow close to hitting its record closing high, as investors shook off earlier worries over China and a lack of progress over the sequester.The CBOE volatility index fell near 14. In stock specific action, Apple slid to hit a fresh 52-week low after the iphone maker faced a major setback in its ongoing mobile patents battle with rival Samsung electronics.
Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.27% or 38.16 points at 14,127.82. Nasdaq Composite added 0.39% or 12.29 points at 3,182.03. Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 0.46% or 7 points at 1,525.20.
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