U.S. stocks end lower; Dow backs off record highs once again

4:30 pm ET Oct 2, 2006

DJIA

11,670

-8.72
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S&P

1,331

-4.53
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NASDAQ

2,237

-20.83
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10Yr

4.62%

-0.015

U.S. stocks end lower; Dow backs off record highs once again

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks ended lower Monday, with weakness in technology
shares pacing the decline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average once
again backed off record highs amid a disappointing sales outlook from
Wall-Mart Stores Inc.
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Futures Movers: Oil ends with 3% loss as hefty supplies offset
output-cut pledges

SAN FRANCISCO -- Crude-oil futures fell 3% Monday to close at a
four-session low, with traders convinced that even if Venezuela and
Nigeria cut their oil production as promised by a total of some 170,000
barrels per day, that won't put a dent in hefty supplies of crude and
its products.