Sunday, November 6, 2011

How the major stock indexes fared Friday (AP)

Investors took few chances Friday while they waited for a confidence vote in Greece on the country's embattled prime minister. Stocks fell on concerns that the country might not go through with an austerity program needed to prevent a default on its debt. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 61 points and fell 2 percent for the week, its first weekly loss since September.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 61.23 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 11,983.24.

The S&P 500 fell 7.92, or 0.6 percent, to 1,253.23.

The Nasdaq composite fell 11.82, or 0.4 percent, to 2,686.15

For the week to date:

The Dow is down 247.87, or 2 percent.

The S&P 500 is down 31.86, or 2.5 percent.

The Nasdaq is down 51, or 1.9 percent.

For the year to date:

The Dow is up 405.73, or 3.5 percent.

The S&P 500 is down 4.41, or 0.4 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 33.28, or 1.3 percent.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wall_street_box

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