NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks trimmed gains on on Friday and the Dow industrials turned negative, as traders positioned themselves for the settling of futures and options contracts.
Supporting the Nasdaq were shares of Microsoft, which rose 2.4 percent to $24.06 after positive comments from Goldman Sachs.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 14.58 points, or 0.17 percent, to 8,541.02. But the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 1.06 points, or 0.12 percent, to 919.43. And the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 16.55 points, or 0.92 percent, to 1,824.27. (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Jan Paschal)