Friday March 29th, 2024 6:40AM

Dow closes down

By The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) Stocks have ended another fractious session with sizable losses amid worries about the nation's banks and a lackluster profit report at Microsoft Corp.

Stocks have finished well off their lows of the session on hopes that quick action on stimulus spending in Washington can help the economy. But even massive government spending won't erase Wall Street's immediate worries about the stability of banks.

The early drop and partial recovery have extended the streak of stock market volatility to a third day.

The Dow Jones industrial average, which had been down as much as 271 points, has closed down 105, or 1.28 percent, at 8,122. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is down 12 at 827, and the Nasdaq composite index is off 41 at 1,465.
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