NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned positive on Monday, sending indexes close to session highs, as financials led a late advance on hopes that possible fallout for U.S. banks from Dubai's debt woes will be contained.

* The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI gained 36.88 points, or 0.36 percent, to 10,346.80. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 3.76 points, or 0.34 percent, to 1,095.25. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 4.54 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,142.98. (Reporting by Ellis Mnyandu; Editing by Jan Paschal) ((Ellis.Mnyandu@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6085; Reuters Messaging:ellis.mnyandu.reuters.com@reuters.net))