U.S. stocks edged lower and the Nasdaq turned negative on Thursday as Apple shares fell after a legal ruling involving the sale of Samsung products and retail shares reversed course after rising on jobless claims data.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 1.27 points, or 0.01 percent, to 13,346.24. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 1.49 points, or 0.10 percent, to 1,434.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> dropped 3.78 points, or 0.12 percent, to 3,048.01.

(Reporting By Edward Krudy; Editing by Kenneth Barry)