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Wall Street dips at open on jobless data



25 June 2009 @ 09:48 am BST

NEW YORK - Stocks opened lower on Thursday after data showed the number of new filings for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly, raising fresh uncertainty about the strength of the economic recovery.


A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
A trader works the floor of the New York Stock Exchange June 23, 2009.
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The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> dropped 8.31 points, or 0.10 percent, to 8,291.55. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> fell 1.62 points, or 0.18 percent, to 899.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> lost 3.78 points, or 0.21 percent, to 1,788.56.

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