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				Stocks closed lower as Wall Street ended a holiday-shortened 
				week on a down note. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Friday and the the 
				Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 333 points, or 0.8%. The 
				Nasdaq composite dropped 1.5%. The “Magnificent 7” stocks 
				weighed on the market, led by declines in Nvidia, Tesla and 
				Microsoft. Even with the loss, the S&P 500 had a modest gain for 
				the week and is still headed for its second consecutive annual 
				gain of more than 20%, the first time that has happened since 
				1997-1998. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose slightly. 
				 
				On Friday: 
				 
				The S&P 500 fell 66.75 points, or 1.1%, to 5,970.84. 
				 
				The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 333.59 points, or 0.8%, 
				to 49,992.21. 
				 
				The Nasdaq composite fell 298.33 points, or 1.5%, to 19,722.03. 
				 
				The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies dropped 35.60 
				points, or 1.6%, to 2,244.59. 
				 
				For the week: 
				 
				The S&P 500 is up 39.99 points, or 0.7%. 
				 
				The Dow is up 151.95 points, or 0.4%. 
				 
				The Nasdaq is up 149.43 points, or 0.8% 
				 
				The Russell 2000 is up 2.22 points, or 0.1%. 
				 
				For the year: 
				 
				The S&P 500 is up 1,201.01 points, or 25.2%. 
				 
				The Dow is up 5,302.67, or 14.1%. 
				 
				The Nasdaq is up 4,710.68 points, or 31.4%. 
				 
				The Russell 2000 is up 217.52 points, or 10.7%. 
			
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