U.S. end stocks lower; but Dow has best Q3 gain in 11 years

Quotes & News:
4:30 pm ET Sep 29, 2006

DJIA

11,679

-39.38
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S&P

1,335

-3.30
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NASDAQ

2,258

-11.59
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10Yr

4.63%

+0.007
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U.S. end stocks lower; but Dow has best Q3 gain in 11 years

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks closed lower on the day Friday, although the
major averages logged solid quarterly gains due in large part to lower
oil prices, allowing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to give its best
third-quarter performance in 11 years.