Stock markets in the United States fell yesterday, with the major indexes slipping for the first week in three, as industrial companies' weak results overshadowed robust earnings from tech and retail heavy-weights.
The blue-chip Dow average finished below 10,000 for the second time this week.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 109.13 points, or 1.1%, to 9972.18, marking its second finish this week below the 10,000 mark. The S&P 500 fell 13.31 points, or 1.2%, to 1,079.60. The Nasdaq slipped 10.82 points, or 0.5%, to 2,154.47.
For the week, the Dow slipped 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.7%, while the Nasdaq dipped 0.1%.
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