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Stocks ended mixed Tuesday, with the Dow suddenly changing direction, despite oil prices holding near $50 a barrel, as chatter on the Internet speculated that early exit polls had Sen. John Kerry leading the presidential election in key swing states.
The mid-afternoon turnabout wiped out gains built on declining oil prices and investors' hopes for a conclusive presidential election.
The Dow Jones industrial average (search) slipped 18.66 points, or 0.19 percent, to close at 10,035.73, based on the latest data. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (search) edged up just 0.07 of a point, or 0.01 percent, to finish at 1,130.58. And the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index (search) added 4.92 points, or 0.25 percent, at 1,984.79.
Earlier, the Dow traded as high as 10,132.99, and the Nasdaq composite broke through the 2,000 mark for the first time in about four months. The Dow lost about 60 points in 18 minutes.
Post #75179
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- starkiller
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- My Generation Rocks!!
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- Date created
- 2-Nov-2004, 10:21 AM