U.S. stocks pared losses on Monday and the S&P 500 turned positive, helped by strong gains among energy stocks as crude oil rose more than $1 a barrel.
* Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was up more than 4 percent after Chief Executive Steve Jobs dispelled concerns about his health to investors, saying his recent weight loss was caused by a hormone imbalance. For details see [ID:nN05200877]
* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 31.62 points, or 0.35 percent, at 9,003.07. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 0.12 points, or 0.01 percent, at 931.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC lost 4.28 points, or 0.26 percent, at 1,627.93. (Reporting by Deepa Seetharaman; Editing by James Dalgleish)
