(Reuters) - Stocks finished slightly lower on Tuesday in a quiet session as the back-and-forth wrangling over the "fiscal cliff" gave investors little reason to act.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJIslipped 13.90 points, or 0.11 percent, to end unofficially at 12,951.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX dipped 2.42 points, or 0.17 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,407.04. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 5.51 points, or 0.18 percent, to close unofficially at 2,996.69.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)

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