U.S. stocks whipsawed Thursday, rising throughout the afternoon before falling in the final minutes of trading.

The Dow lost 20.88 points, or 0.2 percent, to 14,054.49.

The Standard & Poor's 500 slipped 1.31, or 0.1 percent, to 1,514.68.

The Nasdaq composite index fell 2.07, or 0.1 percent, to 3,160.19.

For the week:

The Dow is up 53.92, or 0.4 percent.

The S&P 500 is down 0.92 point, or 0.1 percent.

The Nasdaq composite is down 1.63 points, or 0.1 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 950.35, or 7.3 percent.

The S&P 500 is up 88.49, or 6.2 percent.

The Nasdaq composite is up 140.68, or 4.7 percent.