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5/23/2013 4:15 PM ET
[BRIEFING.COM][BRIEFING.COM] The major averages ended modestly lower with the S&P 500 shedding 0.3%.

The benchmark average saw an opening loss of 1.2% after Japan's Nikkei tumbled 7.3%. Japanese stocks sold off amid continued volatility in Japanese...

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