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Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 3,459.14 down -.28 points

Friday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 3,459.14. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 1.42 billion. Advancers stocks led declining by 1.06 to 1 ratio. There were 1263 advancers and 1193 decliners for the day. On the NASDAQ Stock Exchange 36 stocks reached a 52 week high and 9 those [...]


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5/24/2013 4:10 PM ET
[BRIEFING.COM][BRIEFING.COM] Stocks entered the weekend on a mixed note as the S&P 500 shed 0.1% while the Dow ended with a gain of 0.1%.

The major averages began the day on a lower note as nine of ten sectors saw losses of more than 0.5%.

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