Wall Street ends mixed on Bernanke's comments

NEW YORK | Thu Jun 7, 2012 4:09pm EDT

(Reuters) - Stocks finished mixed on Thursday as optimism about China's interest-rate cut was offset by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments, which dimmed hopes for more U.S. stimulus.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 46.17 points, or 0.37 percent, to end unofficially at 12,460.96. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPXedged down 0.14 of a point, or 0.01 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,314.99. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC slipped 13.70 points, or 0.48 percent, to close unofficially at 2,831.02.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)