How the major stock indexes fared Thursday Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 2:03 p.m., Thursday, December 6, 2012 Apple and other technology companies led the stock market higher for the second day in a row Thursday. In separate interviews, CEO Tim Cook said Apple will produce one of its Mac computers in the United States next year and will spend $100 million in 2013 to shift production of the line from China. The Nasdaq composite fell 15.57 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,989.27.