Wall Street edges down as investors take breather from rally

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Last Updated : Aug 05 2013 | 7:15 PM IST

REUTERS - U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Monday as investors looked for new reasons to buy following a recent rally that repeatedly took major indexes to record levels.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 32.60 points, or 0.21 percent, to 15,625.76. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 3.30 points, or 0.19 percent, to 1,706.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 6.28 points, or 0.17 percent, to 3,683.31.

(Reporting by Alison Griswold; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Aug 05 2013 | 7:05 PM IST

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