Wall St extends losses; Nasdaq off more than 1 pct

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Aug 06 2013 | 10:15 PM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq briefly dipping more than 1 percent, as investors booked profits from a rally that has taken indexes to new record highs last week.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 107.52 points, or 0.69 percent, at 15,504.61. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 10.37 points, or 0.61 percent, at 1,696.77. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 29.85 points, or 0.81 percent, at 3,663.10.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Aug 06 2013 | 10:07 PM IST

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