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U.S. stocks are lower with investors awaiting data on factory and service industries

activity for further clues on the strength of the

economy. We check the markets every 15 minutes throughout the trading day on

Bloomberg. S&P 500 down 4 tens percent or seven points in 1979. Dow Jones industrial average down 3 tens percent or 7 points in 1979.

Dow Jones Industrial average down 3.10 percent or 51 points to 16,848.

The NASDAQ's down 3 10 percent or 14 points to 4689.

Tenure Treasury, down 1.32nd, the yield 1.84 percent.

The yield on the 2 year 0.84 percent.

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