Stocks and Markets in the News | Wall Street at Close: U.S. stock indexes end with mild losses

U.S. Markets Seagate, Western Digital lead tech retreat Hard disk drive makers close in the red after Hutchinson Technology warms on outlook. Qualcomm slips following reorganization plans. 5 min ago Chevron, Nabors perk up energy stocks Upgrade lifts Halliburton, losses evaporate late in the day; Energy Transfer Partners raises $600 million in stock offering. U.S. stock indexes end with mild losses NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks on Thursday closed with mild losses after recouping most of the day's slide in the final 30 minutes of trade. The energy sector led the late-session recovery. After falling as many as 177 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended off 24.75 points, or 0.2%, at 12,602.26. The S&P 500 index declined 2.81 points, or 0.2%, to 1,329.04. The Nasdaq Composite shed 25.83 points, or 0.9%, to 2,849.