US STOCKS - S&P 500, Nasdaq Close Slightly Down Ahead of US Payrolls Data

WALL STREET - NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite finished a shade lower on Thursday ahead of a key labor market report, retreating from record highs reached in the previous session. The Dow was slightly higher.

Benchmark S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC rose early and reached fresh intraday record highs, but then they retreated as technology stocks .SPLRCT dipped.