U.S. stocks open lower on taper worries – MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock indexes opened lower Tuesday, undercut by expectations the Federal Reserve could begin to trim its bond purchases sooner than expected and concerns that Wall Street’s record rally is overdue for a pullback. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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-0.16%
was down 79.57 points, or 0.5%, to 15,929.20, taking it below the psychologically important 16,000 level. The S&P 500
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-0.13%
lost 5.2 points to trade at 1,795.70, while the Nasdaq Composite
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+0.02%
fell 6.16 points to 4,039.10.
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DJIA
Dow Jones Industrial Average
US
: DJ-Index
15,889.77
-24.85
-0.16%
Volume: 111.18M
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SPX
S&P 500 Index
US
: S&P Base CME
1,792.81
-2.34
-0.13%
Volume: 573.03M
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NASDAQ Composite Index
US
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4,038.00
+0.80
+0.02%
Volume: 0.00
Dec. 4, 2013 5:16p
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