Wall St opens lower after jobs report

Dow Jones, S&P 500 index and Nasdaq down 1% each

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Reuters New York
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:11 AM IST

U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday after a payrolls report that showed U.S. employers hired at a weaker-than-anticipated pace in June.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 106.11 points, or 0.82 percent, to 12,790.56. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 10.69 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,356.89. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 19.23 points, or 0.65 percent, to 2,956.89.

 

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First Published: Jul 06 2012 | 7:11 PM IST

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