U.S. stocks closed little changed Thursday after two days of strong gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.13% slipped 23.22 points, or 0.1%, to close at 17,828.29, following a 359-point rally over the previous two sessions. 

    The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.02% which spent the session fluctuating between slight losses and gains within a 7-point range, closed down 0.44 points at 2,090.10. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.14% which had also spent the session switching between slight gains and losses, closed up 6.88 points at 4,901.77.