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U.S. Stocks End April at New Highs as Apple Fuels Tech Gains

U.S. stocks overcame a morning slide to help the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index inch to a new record high, as Apple Inc. led a rally in technology stocks.The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished Tuesday with a gain of 21.05 points, or 0.14%, to 14839.80, after falling 84 points earlier in the day. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 3.96 points, or 0.25%, to 1597.57, a new record high, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 21.77 points, or 0.66%, to 3328.79.The rebound came on the last day of a month that marks the fifth consecutive month of gains for the Dow industrials and the sixth straight for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 index of small-capitalization stocks is on pace for its first monthly decline since October.In one unusual phenomenon, the Dow has risen for 16 consecutive Tuesdays, in a streak that dates back to Jan. 8.The day started out on a weak foot, after disappointing earnings reports from Pfizer Inc. and a gloomy reading of the Chic...

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