Stocks closed mixed Wednesday as sagging energy prices and a strong advance by Honeywell International Inc. sent the Dow higher, but downgrades of Apple Computer Inc. dragged the Nasdaq lower.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose .79, or 0.6 percent, to 10,883.51. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 5.31, or 0.4 percent, to 1,272.74, hitting a four-year high. The Nasdaq Composite Index 2.41, or 0.1 percent, to 2,262.59.
