Wall Street gets lift from Coca-Cola; Nasdaq lags

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 15, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended higher after a volatile session on Tuesday, lifted by gains in Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson, though weakness in Apple, Tesla and Netflix limited the Nasdaq's advance. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 89.32 points or 0.55 percent, to end unofficially at 16,262.56. The S&P 500 gained 12.37 points or 0.68 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,842.98. The Nasdaq Composite added 11.467 points or 0.29 percent, to finish unofficially at 4,034.161. (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Jan Paschal)