By JONATHAN CHENG

A rebound in Apple (AAPL) shares helped buoy stocks, though weakness in Boeing (BA) handed the Dow Jones Industrial Average its first decline in six days.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 23.66 points, or 0.2%, to 13511.23, snapping a five-day winning streak that had added 1.5% to the blue-chip index.

Boeing fell $2.60, or 3.4%, to $74.34, after Japan's All Nippon Airways (9202.TO) grounded its fleet of 787 Dreamliners following an emergency landing in Japan, underscoring recent concerns about the aerospace company's new generation of aircraft. Boeing's pullback erased about 20 points from the Dow.

The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index edged up 0.29 point, or 0.02%, to 1472.63, while the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 6.76 points, or 0.2%, to 3117.54.

(HPQ) Leading gains were technology companies, as Apple bounced back 20.17, or 4.2%, to 506.09, after a two-day drop that shaved 6.6% off the tech company's market value and sent shares below $500 for the first time in about a year.

Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) rose 68 cents, or 4.1%, to 17.21, to lead the Dow gainers, helped by reports that the company has received expressions of interest from potential suitors for its Autonomy and EDS businesses.

Financial shares were also positive, after a spate of bank earnings led by J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Group (GS) .

J.P. Morgan rose 47 cents, or 1%, to 46.82, after fourth-quarter earnings at the bank surged on strong revenue. The bank also made public an internal report outlining mistakes and oversights by executives who played a role in the trading loss of more than $6 billion last year by a group of London-based traders in its Chief Investment Office.

Goldman Sachs advanced 5.50, or 4.1%, to 141.09, after fourth-quarter profit exceeded expectations, powered by a surge in investment-bank revenue and a jump in net revenue.

Comerica (CMA) rose 1.18, or 3.7%, to 33.05, after profits topped expectations, as the commercial lender saw net charge-offs, or loans the company no longer expects are collectible, fall from the prior quarter.

Northern Trust (NTRS) fell 3.03, or 5.7%, to 49.78, and Bank of New York Mellon (BK) gave up 74 cents, or 2.8%, to 26.04, as both trust banks fell short of earnings expectations, partly due to higher expenses.

Kim Caughey Forrest, senior equity strategist at Fort Pitt Capital Group, a financial advisory firm in Pittsburgh, said that while she was impressed by the market's resilience in recent days, the buying seemed to be tepid and constrained by concerns over the economic outlook and expectations for partisan bickering in Washington.

Boeing shares weighed on the Dow as almost half the global 787 Dreamliner fleet is grounded. Laura Mandaro has details on The News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.

"I don't feel the love; people are putting money to work as opposed to seeing great opportunities and finding money to put there," Ms. Forrest said.

In economic news, consumer prices remained unchanged and industrial production rose in December, both in line with expectations. Meanwhile, an index of sentiment among home builders was below expectations. The Federal Reserve, in its beige book of anecdotal economic activity, noted modest or moderate growth around the country.

Elsewhere, the World Bank said it expects the global economy to expand by just 2.4% this year, down from its June projection for global growth of 3%.

Asian stocks finished broadly lower. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 2.6% after the country's economy minister said on Tuesday that a substantially weaker yen wasn't good for the economy.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 edged up less than a point, while France's CAC-40 gained 0.3%.

Crude-oil prices rose 1%, to settle at $94.24 a barrel, following an unexpected decline in U.S. crude inventories. Gold slipped less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,682.70 a troy ounce. The dollar fell against the yen and edged higher against the euro. Demand for Treasurys rose, pushing the yield on the 10-year note down to 1.823%.

In corporate news, Genworth Financial (GNW) topped the list of S&P 500 gainers, soaring 72 cents, or 8.9%, to 8.85, after it said it would create a new parent company and contribute at least $100 million to its mortgage-insurance unit, in an effort to placate regulators and ratings companies that have threatened to downgrade the company to "junk" status.

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) tumbled 16.38, or 5.5%, to 280.94, after the restaurant chain said higher food costs would damp fourth-quarter earnings despite stronger-than-expected revenue.

Wendy's (WEN) tacked on 18 cents, or 3.7%, to 5.08, after the fast-food chain reported strong fourth-quarter earnings and forecast 2013 profits above analysts' estimates.

Dell (DELL) pulled back 56 cents, or 4.3%, to 12.61, after a two-day surge of 21% following reports that the PC maker was in talks to be acquired by private-equity firms.

Write to Jonathan Cheng at jonathan.cheng@wsj.com