martes, 14 de octubre de 2008

U.S. stocks close lower after prior day's record gains

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks on Tuesday ended solidly lower as cheer over the government's plan to invest billions in banks gave way to worries over the economy, which especially dented shares in the consumer-discretionary and technology sectors. After a volatile trading session that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU:
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Last: 9,310.99-76.62-0.82%
4:30pm 10/14/2008
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$INDU
9,310.99, -76.62, -0.8%)
up as much as 700 points and down nearly 300, the blue-chip index closed at 9,310.99, off 76.62 points, or 0.8%. The S&P 500 ($SPX:
S&P 500 Index
Last: 998.01-5.34-0.53%
4:34pm 10/14/2008
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$SPX
998.01, -5.34, -0.5%)
dropped 5.35 points, or 0.5%, to 998.0, while the Nasdaq Composite (COMP:
Nasdaq Composite Index
Last: 1,779.01-65.24-3.54%
4:34pm 10/14/2008
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COMP
1,779.01, -65.24, -3.5%)
shed 65.24 points, or 3.5%, to finish at 1,779.01. End of Story

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