Wall St ends higher, Apple shares rebound

Dow Jones up 0.3%, S&P up 0.33%

US stocks edged higher on Thursday a day ahead of the key monthly jobs report, with a rebound in Apple's shares helping to boost the Nasdaq.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 39.55 points, or 0.30%, to end unofficially at 13,074.04. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 4.64 points, or 0.33%, to finish unofficially at 1,413.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 15.57 points, or 0.52%, to close unofficially at 2,989.27.