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Up on the week; down on the day

Paddy Hirsch Mar 20, 2009

Here are the numbers:

Today the Dow finished down 122 points, or 1.65%. The Nasdaq dropped 26 points, or 1.7%, and the S&P 500 lost 15 points or 1.98%.

For the week, the Dow rose 0.75%; the Nasdaq gained 1.8%; and the S&P 500 gained 1.58%.

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