End of the Day: S&P 500 down 3.0 to 1,961.63; Dow Jones up 12.5 to 16,817.94; Nasdaq up 2.2 to 4,485.93
* The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index inched 0.3 percent to 105.0 in September from 104.7 in August, and is now 1.0 percent higher than September 2013 (104.0). The index is above 100 for the fifth consecutive month and is at the second-highest level since last September. Consensus estimates were looking for a 1.0 percent gain.
* Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) reported Q3 EPS of