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Dow Has First Losing Year Since 2002

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Intel fell 11 cents to $24.96. The chipmaker is introducing a new logo and will no longer use the Pentium brand name.

Indexes

New York Stock Exchange composite index fell 34.19, to 7753.95.

American Stock Exchange index rose 1.54, to 1759.08.

Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks fell 4.74, to 673.22.

Volume

NYSE: 1.5 billion shares, up from 1.44 billion on Thursday. Decliners outnumbered advancers 7 to 5.

Nasdaq: 1.32 billion shares, up from 1.21 billion. Decliners outnumbered advancers 4 to 3.

Commodities

Crude oil for February delivery: $61.04, up 72 cents.

Gold for current delivery: $517.10 a troy ounce, up from $515.70 on Thursday.


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